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Fico Gutierrez: The risk of him becoming "Uribe's candidate."
Since the night of Sunday, Federico Fico Gutierrez was the most consistent presidential contender for Colombia. While his name appears on the electoral roll for the first times - he was Medellin's mayor and councilor it is his first test during national elections. He won more than 2 million votes with the Team for Colombia alliance. Fico Gutierrez This makes him an ideal candidate for the conservative movements. Fico (47 years aged Medellin) is, at the time, Gustavo Petro's principal opposition. Gustavo Petro was with the Historic Pact Movement one of the winning candidates in the elections that determined were the leaders of the three largest political parties were.

The campaign for president is just beginning. https://zonacero.com/politica/fico-gutierrez-llama-la-union-fajardo-para-derrotar-petro-188733 Whether the ex-mayor of Medellin will be a true anti-porrismo force depends on the alliances and negotiation he makes from now on. It is not enough to unify all right-wing voters under his banner, but he must also conquer some of the centrist electorate that appeared to be disintegrated and lacking remarkable leadership. To do this, he has to continue to avoid, just the way he has been with AlvaroUribe. image. Today, for just the second time in the last 20 years, the open support of Uribism, instead of adding to the picture, could reduce. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. https://www.facebook.com/FicoGutierrez He'll need to create an alliance with the Democratic Center (CD), Uribe's political party. But he also has 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.

As it moves towards joining forces with the CD, which is where uribism is a major issue on Monday, Fico has already achieved its first triumph. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga who was an aspirant to the presidency, stepped aside to admit that he has a few opportunities of competing against him. We'll find out if all of Uribismo that was not able to form a single candidate, supports the candidate. Especially if Uribe gives his support openly and attempts to convince voters of the classic issues of the Colombian right, something that is not that difficult for him. He has already proven that he can add votes with his speech on "security"," "order" as well as "love for the homeland". He confirmed this on Sunday during the election consultation similar to what he had done previously when he was at Antioquia's municipal offices, in which he was also known as the sheriff of Medellin. "The bandits in jail or in graves"" he said recently during a trip to Arauca, an area especially hit by violence. Fico knows well what the Colombian right likes but that won't be enough for him.

Basset stated the fact that "We're not in 2018, when the fear generated by the left worked well," and that the electorate is not influenced by fear this time around. The analyst claims that Fico might not get Uribe's blessing due to the fact Alvaro Uribe has been stripped of his entire leadership role from 2002, when the president was elected. But this does not mean that the votes of Uribismo even if they are below the table, are not indispensable to Gutierrez, as happened this Sunday or during his first effort to gain access to the city's mayor's office in Medellin and the city of Medellin, where Uribe did not hesitate to support him over the candidate of his party. https://www.elespectador.com/politica/elecciones-colombia-2022/oscar-ivan-zuluaga-adhiere-a-fico-gutierrez-para-unir-a-la-derecha-contra-petro/ Uribism also contributed to the victory. Basset warns that Basset's capability in negotiations will be evaluated. Andres Medjia Vergnaud commented on the relationship of the former president and Fico. "The great problem of Federico Gutierrez's is that he wants Uribismo to support him, but without Uribe as a photo and a persona, it's not a good fit for him."

On the left, there is only one leader, Gustavo Petro, on the right, there's an individual who is heading to the presidential race until Fico is able to negotiate, or should he be able to convince him to withdraw and offer him support. https://www.laopinion.com.co/elecciones-2022/vamos-garantizar-el-orden-fico-gutierrez Rodolfo Hernandez is still in the race despite having launched his campaign independently. Gutierrez will have an impressive list of achievements to include the ex-mayor of Bucaramanga who is a builder and millionaire.

Gutierrez has a lot to work on before he's able to even begin thinking about potential presidential formula names, however, he's got the backing of other candidates from the Team for Colombia coalition. It's not just little. He has two ex-mayors Enrique Penalosa (Bogota), Alex Char (Barranquilla) as his companions; David Barguil (leader of the Conservative Party) and Aydee Zarazo (a Christian party member who follows church rules.

The Conservative Party has been strengthened - it received the largest support from right-wing groups with more than two million votes. In addition the U Party has shown sympathy towards the Conservative Party. They also received an impressive election, with just over 1 million votes, for the legislative. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga supported Fico and didn't hesitate for too long after the elections on Sunday to accept his defeat in the face of a possible clash with the votes of the right. But this also provides Fico an extra boost into a conservative segment but keeps him far away from the middle. Alvaro Uribe from the past was the party's leader who summoned his party to a meeting on Tuesday night, suggested that Fico might risk the possibility of becoming a center-party leader in exchange for being openly blessed with Uribe.
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