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Fico Gutierrez, and the danger of being recognized as "Uribe's candidate"

Since Sunday night Federico Fico Gutierrez was the most consistent presidential candidate in Colombia. It's not the first time that his name appears on the electoral ballot. In fact, he served as the councilor and mayor of Medellin. It was his first national election. The Team for Colombia coalition won more than two million votes. They believe he could be a candidate of the conservative movements. Fico (Medellin, 47 years old) who is called, has been as of last night and is at the moment is the primary opposition to Gustavo Petro, who with the Historic Pact movement was one of the top three candidates on the day of the election that established who would become the representatives of the three major political parties.

The presidential campaign just begun. The question of whether Medellin's former mayor will be able to become the ultimate counterweight against petrismo will be dependent on the alliances create and the discussions that he conducts. He will not only be expected to bring together the whole right under his control, but also must conquer a section of the electorate in the center which was deflated on Sunday without any extraordinary leadership. To achieve https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/930829759/about is necessary to continue avoiding his past mistakes to date appearing in the same photo with former President Alvaro Uribe. The current open support for uribism is a first in the last 20 years. Instead of adding, it might subtract. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He is required to make an alliance, Uribe's side, with the Democratic Center. However, https://musescore.com/user/47602451 must convince Uribe, the center that is the one to determine its direction," Yann basset, analyst at the University of Rosario.

Fico that is in coalition with the CD in which uribism is concentrated has made its first victory in the process of forming an alliance. The party's candidate up until Monday, former president candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, took his leave, acknowledged his few chances of competing with him, and gave his support. The next step is to see if all of Uribismo that was without a candidate is in support of his candidature. Uribe will be able to publicly support his candidate and convince his voters through his presentation of the issues that are part of the Colombian left. This shouldn't be a problem for him. The speech he delivered of "security" as well as 'order' opportunities' and 'love for fatherland' already showed that Uribe adds votes. This was confirmed by the electoral consult, just as he did in the past in Antioquia's Mayor Office. " https://kalspage.com/author/fico-gutierrezqoul314/ in prison or in graves"" Fico said when he visited Arauca, an area especially affected by violence. Fico understands well the Colombian legal system, but it will not suffice.

Basset says, "We aren’t in 2018, where the fear of left did well." According to Basset, Fico would not be able to get Uribe's blessing if the Alvaro Uribe figure isn't the one the country has known since 2002, when Uribe was elected president. However, this doesn't mean that Uribismo's opinions, even if they do not match the criteria don't matter to Gutierrez. Like was the case on Sunday or in his bid to reach Medellin's mayor's office, Uribe supported Gutierrez even when he was the presidential candidate for the party. Uribism contributed to the victory in the coalition. Basset warns that right now, his negotiation skills are likely be limited. "To convince the right, but to not spend all of his money on this alliance, is his goal." Andres Mesjia Vergnaud, analyst, remarks on Fico's relationship with the former president: "The great difficulty of Federico Gutierrez’s desire for the votes of Uribismo without the image of Uribe, because it doesn't suit him to become his presidential candidate."

Gustavo Petro is the only left-wing leader, but Gustavo Petro is the only one from the right. Fico, if he can reach a consensus, will convince him to give his backing and then quit. Rodolfo who was an independent candidate remains in the race. Former mayor of Bucaramanga builter and millionaire who has succeeded in positioning himself effectively in the polls, thanks to his anti-corruption stance with a humorous tone is one of the candidates Gutierrez should include on his list of accomplishments in order to win the battle to petrismo.

Gutierrez has lots of work ahead of him before he even considers the names of his presidential formula. However, what Gutierrez has already is the backing of the other candidates for the leadership of the Team for Colombia alliance. It's not too much. Two ex-mayors, Enrique Penalosa(Bogota), and Alex Char (Barranquilla), are on his side. David Barguil, the chief of the party and the founder of the Conservative party, is along with Aydee Zarazo, Aydee Lizarazo, a member of the Christian Party, who often is a spokesman for his church's orders.

The Conservative Party has been strengthened and has received the most support from right-wing groups with over two million votes. In addition, the U Party has shown sympathy for the Conservative Party. https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/bye?https://www.lafm.com.co/secretos-la... had an outstanding vote, less than 1 million votes, for the legislative. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga supported Fico, and he didn't wait until after the results of Sunday's election to concede defeat in front of a possible confrontation with the votes for the right. But this also will give Fico an additional push within the conservative wing but keeps him far away from the middle. The words of former president Alvaro Uribe says, who summoned his party to a gathering on Tuesday, will be the definitive factor to determine whether Fico is willing to risk his position for a moderate position in exchange for being openly the blessing of Uribe.

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