Overview
- Announcing the move in a livestream, the senator called the leave necessary and temporary, describing it as for a “task.”
- He said the decision is not a response to recent controversies and urged supporters not to worry.
- Under Article 12 of Senate rules, the written request must be decided by the full chamber, and a substitute assumes the seat during the leave.
- Some outlets report that Dunia Ludlow would take his place, a detail not yet formally confirmed by the Senate.
- The announcement comes after intensified scrutiny over his Tepoztlán property and use of private flights, which he insists are unrelated.