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Fico Gutierrez - the risk of becoming "Uribe’s Candidate"
Federico Fico Gutierrez has been the most stable president-elect of the Colombian since the night of Sunday. Even though his name appears on an electoral card for the first times that he was Medellin's mayor and councilor it's his first time during national elections. He won over 2 million votes with the Team for Colombia alliance. These voters place him as the most popular candidate of the conservative movements. Fico (47 year aged Medellin) is, at the time, Gustavo Petro's primary opposition. Gustavo Petro was with the Historic Pact Movement one of the top candidates in the elections that determined was the representative of the three biggest political forces.

The presidential campaign has just begun. The question of whether Medellin's former mayor can become the real anti-porrismo force will be contingent on the alliances are formed and the talks that he conducts. It is not enough to bring all right-wingers under his banner, but must also conquer some of the electorate in the center that has been, as of Sunday, demoralized and lacking leadership. He'll have to maintain his distance from the previous president Alvaro Urbine, something was not the case in the past. For the first time in the past 20 years, the open support for uribism, instead of adding, can subtract. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He is required to create an alliance with Uribe's Democratic Center (CD), but he also has to convince Uribe's centre.

As it moves towards an alliance with the CD, in which uribism is the most prevalent issue, this Monday Fico has already won its first victory. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga (the former presidential candidate) left the stage and admitted his inability to compete with his. He provided his assistance. It will be interesting to check to see if the Uribismo group who was without a representative since Monday, is willing to offer its support. Uribe is expected to accept his support and seek to persuade his electorate by addressing the traditional questions of Colombian right. This shouldn't be difficult. His remarks on "security" and "order", "opportunities", and "love the fatherland” already proved that he is a good addition to voters. This Sunday, he verified that at the consultation on electoral reform. The same thing happened while he was in Antioquia as the city's mayor. On a recent visit to Arauca (an area that has been particularly affected by violence) He said "The bandits are in prison or in the grave." Fico knows exactly what Colombian law likes. However, it's not enough for him.

"We aren't in the year 2018, where the fear of the left worked well, this time, the voters are not moved by fear," Basset points out. According to Basset, it is evident that the profile of Alvaro Uribe is not that of the absolute leader that the country had seen since 2002, when Uribe was elected president for the first time, and that his own party known as the CD which is currently going through a bad moment, could make Fico avoid receiving at the very least, Uribe's approval. However, this does not necessarily mean that the Uribismo votes aren't enough for Gutierrez. https://www.asiunical.org/fico-gutierrez-continues-to-conquer-voters-advancing-campaign-in-boyaca-and-a-visit-to-the-virgin-of-chiquinquira/ could be due to the fact that they're lower than table. Uribism is also responsible for this victory in the coalition. Basset warnsthat "Now his capacity as a negotiator [winning in the coalition] is measured: to convince right, and not to spend all on this alliance." Andres Méjia Vergnaud discusses the relationship between the former Fico president and Fico. He claims that Federico Gutierrez wants Uribismo votes but not Uribe pictures because it's not the right thing for Fico to be his presidential candidate.

Gustavo Petro (left) is the only leader. Gustavo Petro (right) remains the one who is looking to win the presidency unless Fico (if negotiations are successful) convinces Fico to let him go and offer him his backing. Rodolfo Hernandez, who launched independently, is still in contention. https://www.dtomarmaris.org/federico-gutierrez-is-the-winner-and-is-a-candidate-for-the-team-for-colombia-3/ will need to include former Bucaramanga mayor, millionaire and builder in his list of achievements if he wishes to end petrismo.

Gutierrez has plenty to do before he can even think about potential presidential formula names, however, he is supported by a number of other candidates in the Team for Colombia coalition. This isn't just a small number of. There are two former mayors Enrique Penalosa (Bogota), Alex Char (Barranquilla) as his companions; David Barguil (leader of the Conservative Party) as well as Aydee Zarazo (a Christian party member who votes according to church orders.

The Conservative Party was strengthened, and won the biggest right-wing vote with over two million votes. It also has the support of the U Party. This party had an outstanding vote in legislative with just over 1 million votes. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga backed Fico. Zuluaga did not wait for Sunday's results to declare his defeat. The words of former President Alvaro Uribe says, who summoned his party for a meeting on Tuesday and will be the final point to know in the event that Fico is willing to risk his position to be a center-right candidate by being the Uribe's blessing.
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