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Fico Gutierrez has the potential of being recognized as "Uribe’s candidate"
Since Sunday night, Federico Fico Gutierrez is the most stable presidential candidate in Colombia. Although this isn't the first time his name is on election cards - he was a Medellin mayor and councilor - this is his first time to run for president in a national election. With over two million votes in the Team for Colombia coalition alliance they believe he is an ideal candidate for conservative movements and those who fear the possibility of a leftist president. Fico (Medellin, 47 years old) or as he's called, has been since last night and right now the most prominent opponent of Gustavo Petro, who with the Historic Pact movement was one of the main winners on the day of elections that determined who would be the representative of the three main political parties.

The presidential election is just beginning. How former Mayor Medellin can counter petrismo and forge alliances and negotiate with foreign countries will determine the success of his campaign. He will need to unify the right, and also conquer the center electorate, which was apathetic and without an effective leader on Sunday. https://www.elespectador.com/politica/elecciones-colombia-2022/oscar-ivan-zuluaga-adhiere-a-fico-gutierrez-para-unir-a-la-derecha-contra-petro/ must keep his distance from the former president Alvaro Urbine, something is not something he's done in the past. Today, the support for uribism has been publicly expressed. It is now possible to subtract instead of adding this is the first time it has occurred in 20 years. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He must join the Democratic Center, Uribe’s political party. But, https://www.eltiempo.com/elecciones-2022/presidencia/federico-gutierrez-hablo-de-sus-propuestas-en-el-debate-presidencial-658392 must convince the center that it can decide where it wants to take the center," Yann Basset (an analyst and professor at University of Rosario) says.

Fico that is a coalition partner with the CD where uribism is the main focus, has had its first conquest on the road to an alliance. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga who was at one time a presidential candidate took a step back to acknowledge the few chances he had of competing with him. We will now examine if the entire Uribismo group that was without a spokesperson until Monday, is willing to offer its support. Uribe is likely to openly support his candidate and convince his electorate by presenting the traditional issues of the Colombian left. This shouldn't be an issue for him. His speech of "security", "order", "opportunities" and "love of the country" already demonstrated that he is able to add votes. He confirmed it on Sunday during the consultation on elections similar to what he did when he worked in the mayor's office of the capital city of Antioquia and was famous as the sheriff of Medellin. On a recent visit to Arauca (an region that has been particularly affected by violence) He said "The bandits are either in prison or in the grave." Fico is very aware of the Colombian right's choices, but that will not suffice for him.

Basset declares, "We aren't in 2018 in a time when the fear of the Left was working well." Analysts say that Fico could not be granted Uribe's approval due to the fact that Alvaro Uribe has been stripped of his entire leadership role from 2002, when the president was elected. While Uribismo isn't in the running but that doesn't necessarily mean Gutierrez can't count on the support of Uribismo. Uribism was a factor in the success of the coalition. Basset is now warning that his ability in negotiations will be evaluated. Andres Mesjia Vergnaud analyst commenting on Fico's ties with former president Uribe: "The great difficulty of Federico Gutierrez’s desire for the votes of Uribismo but without the photo of Uribe as it does not fit him to be his candidate."

Gustavo Petro is left-leaning, however, Gustavo Petro is right-leaning. However, Fico - if he is able to negotiate to persuade Gustavo Petro to support him. Rodolfo Hernández, who was uninvolved, is still running. Gutierrez will have to include the former Bucaramanga mayor, millionaire and builder on his list of accomplishments should he wish to end the petrismo.

Gutierrez has plenty to do before he can even think about potential presidential formula names, however, he's got the backing of other candidates from the Team for Colombia coalition. It's not small. He has by his side two former mayors Enrique Penalosa (Bogota) and Alex Char (Barranquilla); the leader of the Conservative party, David Barguil, and one woman named Aydee Lizarazo. They are members of the Christian party who typically votes judiciously as ordered from the lectern of his church.

In addition to the resurgence of the Conservative Party - it achieved the biggest vote of right-wing forces for Congress with over two million votes -, it is also backed by the U Party, which also enjoyed a strong vote in the legislative with more than 1 million votes. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga was there to help Fico. He didn't go home from Sunday's election without taking time to play down his defeat and avoid a confrontation for the votes with the right. http://www.elnuevosiglo.com.co/articulos/12-09-2021-federico-gutierrez-entrego-1400000-firmas-para-avalar-su-candidatura-la gives Fico some momentum in a specific area of conservatism. However, it also keeps him away from potential votes from the center. Alvaro Uribe from the past and who invited his party to a meeting Tuesday night, said that Fico could risk his chances of becoming a centrist leader as a result of being openly blessed with Uribe.
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