Notes

Fico Gutierrez, and the danger of "Uribe’s candidate"
Since Sunday night Federico Fico Gutierrez had been the most solid choice for Colombia's presidency. This is not his first appearance in an electoral roll. The former mayor was a councilor and mayor of Medellin. https://thebogotapost.com/fico-eyes-colombias-presidency-an-interview-with-pre-candidate-federico-gutierrez/49519/ in a national elections in which he got more than 2 million votes in the Team for Colombia coalition, made him the preferred candidate of conservative movements. Fico (47 years old) is currently the primary candidate to Gustavo Petro. His victory with the Historic Pact movement made him one of the most well-known politicians in Colombia.

The presidential election is just beginning and whether the former mayor of Medellin manages to be the true counterweight to petrismo is contingent on the alliances and talks that he develops from the moment on. Not only will he have to unite the entire right under his banner and name, but also to conquer a part of the voters of the middle, which on Sunday was deflated and without an impressive leadership. To accomplish https://www.elpais.com.co/politica/fico-gutierrez-candidato-de-la-coalicion-equipo-por-colombia-sera-la-nueva-cara-del-uribismo.html , he'll have to keep from appearing in the same photo as Alvaro Umribe, as has been his strategy to date. Today's public support for uribism is the first in 20 years. Instead of adding, it can subtract. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He'll need to create an alliance with the Democratic Center (CD), Uribe’s party. However, he will have to convince the center which has to make the final decision on where to go," Yann Basset from the University of Rosario, analyst and professor.

On the way to an alliance with the CD which is which is where uribism is concentrated This Monday Fico has already achieved its first conquest. The party's candidate on Monday, former president aspirant Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, took a step aside, recognized his few chances of competing with him and gave his support. Now, we'll see whether the entire Uribismo that was without a candidate, supports his candidature. Uribe can be a good example by being honest and convincing his electorate with traditional issues that are typical of the Colombian Right. Already, his remarks about "security" as well as "order", opportunities and love of our country has shown that Uribe is adding votes. As he did during his stint in the Antioquia mayor's office He confirmed it in the electoral consultation. In a recent trip to Arauca (an region that has been particularly hit by violence), he stated "The bandits are in prison or are in graves." Fico knows what Colombian rights are however that's not enough.

Basset declares, "We aren't in 2018 where fear of the Left worked well." Basset says Fico is not likely to receive Uribe's blessing in the event that the Alvaro Uribe number is not the one the country has known since 2002 in the year 2002, when Uribe was elected president. While https://www.eltiempo.com/elecciones-2022/presidencia/federico-gutierrez-hablo-de-sus-propuestas-en-el-debate-presidencial-658392 is not in the top tier however, that does not mean Gutierrez isn't able to count on the support of Uribismo. Uribism is also responsible for the victory within the coalition. Basset warns "Now his capacity as a negotiator in winning the coalition] will be assessed by his ability to convince the right people, and not to invest all on this alliance." Andres Méjia Vergnaud discusses the relationship between Fico's former president and Fico. He says that Federico Gutierrez wants Uribismo votes but not Uribe photographs because it's not right for him to be his candidate.

On the left, there's only one leader, Gustavo Petro, on the right is a man who is heading towards the presidential elections until Fico - - again, in the event that he is able to convince him to withdraw and give him his support. Rodolfo Hernández, who was uninvolved, is still in contest. Gutierrez will be able to boast a list of accomplishments including the former mayor of Bucaramanga who is a builder and millionaire.

Gutierrez has lots of work to do before he can even think of the names of his presidential formula. What Gutierrez has already is backing of the other candidates running for the leadership of the Team for Colombia alliance. It's not all that. The two ex-mayors, Enrique Penalosa of Bogota and Alex Char of Barranquilla; the leader of the Conservative party David Barguil and Aydee Zarazo Aydee Zarazo, an Christian party leader who vote judiciously according to the instructions from the lectern in his church.

Along with the reformed Conservative Party, it was the most popular right-wing group in Congress with over two million votes. The U Party also supported it, having an outstanding turnout of less than 1 million votes. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga supported Fico and didn't take for too long after the elections on Sunday to accept his loss in the face of a possible confrontation with the votes for the right. But this also provides Fico an extra push within the conservative wing and keeps him farther from the middle. What former president Alvaro Uribe says, who invited his party to a meeting on Tuesday, will be the definitive factor to determine if Fico is willing to risk his position in the center by being the Uribe's blessing.
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