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Fico Gutierrez and the risk of being recognized as "Uribe's candidate"
Since the night of Sunday, Federico Fico Gutierrez had been the most reliable candidate for the presidency of Colombia. This isn't his first time appearing on an electoral card. He was previously councilor and mayor in Medellin. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Gutiérrez in a national elections in which he got more than two million votes in the Team for Colombia coalition, saw him placed as a preferred candidate by conservative groups. Fico (47 years old) is currently the primary candidate to Gustavo Petro. His victory through the Historic Pact movement made him one of the most prominent politicians in Colombia.

The presidential campaign is just beginning and the future of the former mayor in Medellin will hinge on the alliances he creates and the agreements he enters into. It is not enough to unite all the right under his banner, but must also conquer a portion of the centrist electorate that appeared to be disintegrated and lacking remarkable leadership. To achieve this, he would need to continue avoiding, as he has done so far by not being in the same picture with the former president Alvaro Uribe. Today, the acceptance of uribsm has now been openly expressed. It's now possible to subtract rather than add, which is the first time it has happened in 20-years. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He must form an alliance with the Democratic Center (CD) - Uribe's political party, but at the same time he must convince the center that it has to decide on where it is going," says Yann Basset, researcher and professor at the University of Rosario.

Fico, which is in coalition with the CD where uribism is concentrated has made its first victory in the process of forming an alliance. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga who was at one time a presidential candidate, stepped aside to acknowledge his few opportunities of competing against him. We will now have to wait and see if the Uribismo group, which has been left without a representative, does the same. Uribe should be willing to his supporters and try to convince his supporters by addressing the traditional questions of Colombian right. https://twitter.com/ficogutierrez be difficult. His speech of "security", "order", "opportunities" and "love of our country" already showed him that he is able to add votes. He verified it this Sunday by participating in the election consultation, as he did before when he was in the mayor's office of the capital city of Antioquia and was famous as the sheriff of Medellin. "The bandits are in prison or in a grave"" Fico stated recently when he visited Arauca which is one of the areas that is particularly hit by violence. Fico knows exactly what Colombian law likes. But it won't suffice for Fico.

"We aren't in the year 2018 where the fear of the left had worked, but this time, voters are not influenced by fear," Basset points out. Basset says Fico may not get Uribe's blessing due to the fact that Alvaro Uribe does not represent the only leader that the country has seen since 2002, which was the year that Uribe was elected president. The votes of Uribismo are still important to Gutierrez. Uribism is also the reason for the victory within the coalition. Basset warns "Now his capacity as a negotiator [winning in the coalition] will be assessed in the ability to convince the right and not spend the entire time on that alliance." Andres Medjia Vergnaud commented about the relationship between the former president with Fico. " https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/dos-candidatos-antioquenos-lograron-certificar-sus-firmas-para-la-presidencia-BF16313200 of Federico Gutierrez's is that he would like Uribismo to vote for the president, but with Uribe as a picture the image doesn't work for him."

Gustavo Petro is the only leader from the left However, Gustavo Petro is the only one from the right. Fico, if he can reach a consensus, will convince him to offer his backing and quit. Rodolfo Hernández, who was uninvolved, is still in contest. https://www.eltiempo.com/elecciones-2022/presidencia/federico-gutierrez-hablo-de-sus-propuestas-en-el-debate-presidencial-658392 must mention the accomplishments of the former mayor of Bucaramanga and millionaire builder, Rodolfo Hernandez if he is to fight petrismo.

Gutierrez has a lot of work to complete before he is even considering the names of the presidential formula. What https://www.elheraldo.co/politica/oscar-ivan-zuluaga-desde-el-uribismo-celebran-su-adhesion-fico-gutierrez-894480 has already is support from the other candidates for the leadership of the Team for Colombia alliance. 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 one woman, Aydee Lizarazo, of the Christian party, who usually votes judiciously as ordered from the lectern of his church.

The Conservative Party was strengthened, and was the party that won the most right-wing vote of over 2 million votes. The Conservative Party also enjoys the support of the U Party. This party was able to win a rousing legislative vote, with just over 1 million votes. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga was there to stand with Fico. He did not leave Sunday's elections without taking the opportunity to deny his defeat in order to keep out of a battle for votes of those on the left. This gives Fico some momentum in a specific area of conservatism. However, it also keeps him away from potential votes from the centre. According to Alvaro Uribe, former president, Fico will have to decide if he is willing to risk his chances at the center in order to enjoy the privilege of being the blessed by Uribe.
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