According to the official line, Guillermo Malavassi quit the presidency of the Movimiento Libertario just two weeks after taking office because of a conflict of interest with the UACA, a private university where he’s the dean.
It’s been brought to my attention that on November 2004, Malavassi published an article in La Nación entitled Political Debt - One more step towards legalized national corruption. On it, he decries how public financing of political parties has led the country on a road to corruption, as well killing the spirit of civic collaboration on people if they’re actually interested in a party’s message. Á la Frank Zappa , we’re only in it for the money.
His article closes with the following quote:
- As for what’s up to me, I’ll fight for rejecting the state’s contribution. And will contribute everything I can, expecting only to get back a good government.
His recent resignation, then, is indeed likely due to a conflict of interest, although not with the advertised party: the Movimiento Libertario is probably decided to take the state’s money, and he’s resigning ahead of the official announcement. He may not even believe that they’ll be good government anymore.