Notes

Fico Gutierrez: The possibility of him being "Uribe's presidential candidate."
Federico Fico Gutierrez has been the most solid presidential candidate of the Colombian since the night of Sunday. Although it is not the first time his name appears on an electoral document - he was a councilor and mayor of Medellin and his first attempt in a presidential election, where he achieved more than two million votes within the Team for Colombia coalition, they consider him to be a desired candidate of the conservative movements or those who are scared about an open-minded presidency. Fico (47 year aged Medellin) is, at this moment, Gustavo Petro's main opposition. Gustavo Petro was with the Historic Pact Movement one of the candidates who won the election that decided who the representatives of the three biggest political parties were.

The presidential campaign is just starting. Whether the ex-mayor of Medellin can be the true counterweight to petrismo depends on the alliances and negotiations which he develops in the coming days. It is not enough to bring all right-wingers under his banner, but he will also have to conquer a portion of the centrist electorate that, on Sunday, was demoralized and lacking leadership. He must avoid, as he has so been, from being photographed alongside Alvaro Uribe. Today's public support for uribism is the first in 20 years. Instead of adding, it might subtract. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He will need to form an alliance to the Democratic Center (CD), Uribe's political party. But he also has to convince the center which has to decide where it goes," Yann Basset from the University of Rosario, analyst and professor.

Fico's first triumph was announced on Monday, as the company began to form an alliance with CD, where uribism is a prime target. The candidate of that party until this Monday, the former presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, took a step aside, recognized his few chances of competing with him, and offered his support. We will now examine if the whole Uribismo collective - which has been left without a representative elected is doing the same. Uribe is expected to accept his support and attempt to persuade his electorate with the old issues of Colombian right. This will not prove difficult. The speech he delivered about "security" as well as "order", "opportunities", and "love the country" already showed that he has added voters. https://www.portafolio.co/elecciones-2022/discurso-fico-gutierrez-tras-ganar-coalicion-de-equipo-por-colombia-562882 He confirmed this with the consultation on elections, as previously at Antioquia's mayor office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN1LMckIlZI He said, "The bandits were either in jail or in grave," while he was traveling to Arauca which is a region that is particularly prone to violence. Fico is very aware of the Colombian right's preferences but that doesn't suffice for him.

Basset claims that we're not in 2018 when the fear of a Left worked well. https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/dos-candidatos-antioquenos-lograron-certificar-sus-firmas-para-la-presidencia-BF16313200 "This time the voters do not feel fear." Basset suggests that Fico might not receive Uribe's approval due to the fact that Alvaro Uribe isn't the absolute leader the country has had since 2002 when Uribe was elected president. But this doesn't suggest that the Uribismo votes aren't enough for Gutierrez. It could be because they are lower than the table. Uribism helped in the win [in the coalition]. https://www.semana.com/noticias/federico-gutierrez/ Basset warns "Now his skill as a negotiator in winning the coalition] will be assessed: to convince right, and not spend the entire time on the alliance." Andres Méjia Vergnaud discusses the relationship between the former Fico president and Fico. He says that Federico Gutierrez wants Uribismo votes but not Uribe photos because it isn't appropriate for him to be his candidate.

On the left there is only one leader, Gustavo Petro, on the right, there's a man who is heading to the presidential race until Fico - - again, should he be able to reach an agreement - convinces him to withdraw and give him his support. Rodolfo Hernandez, who launched independently, is still in the race. Gutierrez must include in his list former Mayor Bucaramanga, a billionaire builder who was able to score well in elections due to his message against corruption in a humorous voice.

Fico Gutierrez Gutierrez has a lot more to discuss before even thinking about names for his potential presidential formula. But Gutierrez does have the support of the other candidates for the Team for Colombia leadership. https://colombia.as.com/actualidad/elecciones-colombia-2022-quien-es-federico-gutierrez-ganador-del-equipo-por-colombia-n/ It's not a small amount. He is surrounded by two former mayors, Enrique Penalosa (Bogota) and Alex Char (Barranquilla); the leader of the Conservative party, David Barguil, and a woman, Aydee Lizarazo, of the Christian party who typically is a judicious voter, as directed from the lectern in his church.

The Conservative Party has been strengthened by receiving the biggest vote from right-wing forces with more that 2 million votes. Additionally, the U Party has shown sympathy towards the Conservative Party. They also had an outstanding election, with less than one million votes, for the legislative. The support of Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who didn't let a long time pass following the results of Sunday's elections and apologize for his loss before a possible confrontation for the votes of the right, gives Fico a new push within the conservatism sector however, it distances him a little more from possible votes from the center. The declaration of Alvaro Uribe, the former President, who summoned his party for a meeting on Tuesday, will decide if Fico is willing to sacrifice his chances in the center to openly proclaim himself to be the Uribe who is blessed.
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