Overview
- Butters submitted a notarized resignation addressed to party president Aldo Fabrizio Borrero Rojas, ending his party membership.
- He cited political as well as personal reasons for the decision and described the break as definitive.
- The exit comes weeks before the 2026 election season and a month after he formalized a presidential precandidacy in the party.
- His ticket had listed Fernán Altuve-Febres as first vice president and legislator Karol Paredes as second vice president.
- The party recently moved to expel rival precandidate César Combina under Resolution No. 3445-2025/SNO after his bid had been approved by the National Electoral Tribunal.