Since Sunday night Federico Fico Gutierrez was the most consistent presidential candidate for Colombia. It's not the first time that his name appears on the electoral ballot. In fact, he was both the mayor and councilor of Medellin. This was his first election in the national arena. https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-03-14/fico-gutierrez-y-el-rie... for Colombia coalition won more than two-million votes. https://www.elespectador.com/politica/elecciones-colombia-2022/osca... believe he could be a candidate for the conservative movements. Fico (47-year-old Fico), as he's referred to is the principal opponent to Gustavo Petro. He was, with the Historic Pact, one of three winners in the election which decided who would represent the three largest political forces.

The presidential campaign is only starting. How former Mayor Medellin can combat petrismo, forge alliances and negotiate with foreign nations will determine his chances of success. He will not only be expected to bring all the right-wing forces under his control, but also must be able to win over a segment of the electorate at the center that was sunk on Sunday with any extraordinary leadership. To achieve this it is necessary to keep avoiding, as he has done to date, appearing in the same photo with the former president Alvaro Uribe. Today's public acceptance of uribism is a first in the last 20 years. Instead of adding, it could subtract. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He has to form an alliance, Uribe's side and the Democratic Center. However, Gutierrez must convince Uribe, the center that will have to decide its future direction." Yann basset, analyst at the University of Rosario.

The first victory of Fico was achieved this Monday as it began to form an alliance with CD, where uribism is a prime target. http://www.elnuevosiglo.com.co/articulos/12-09-2021-federico-gutier... who was an aspirant to the presidency was able to step aside and admit that he has a few opportunities of competing with him. It will be interesting to see if the whole Uribismo group that was without a spokesperson until Monday, is willing to offer its support. Particularly if Uribe declares his support publicly and tries to convince his voters with the most basic issues of the Colombian right, something that will not be so difficult for him. His remarks of "security", "order", "opportunities" and "love of our country" already demonstrated that he is able to add votes. He confirmed this with the consultation on elections, as he did in the past in the Antioquia mayor's office. While in Arauca in Colombia, which is a particularly violent area Fico claimed that "the bandits were in jail" or "in a grave". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN1LMckIlZI knows the Colombian legal system, but that is not enough.

Basset said that "We're not in 2018, when the fear from the left worked well," and that the electorate isn't being swayed by fear this time around. Basset claims that Fico is not likely to receive Uribe's blessing even if the Alvaro Uribe figure isn't the one the country has known since 2002 which was the year that Uribe was elected president. It doesn't mean Uribismo's opinions, even if they do not match the criteria, do not matter to Gutierrez. As was the case this Sunday, or in his bid to get into Medellin's Mayor's Office, Uribe supported Gutierrez even though he was the candidate for the party. Uribism helped in the win [in the coalition]. Basset warns that his capacity to negotiate will be assessed. He will have to convince the right, but not spend the entire amount on the alliance. Andres Mejia Vergnaud, an analyst, comments on the relationship between Fico and former president. "The most difficult thing for Federico Gutierrez, however, is that he would like Uribismo's vote however, he doesn't want Uribe's picture because it's not his style to be his presidential nominee."

On the left, there's only one leader, Gustavo Petro, on the right, there's one man that is headed towards the presidential elections until Fico - again, if he manages to convince him to withdraw and support him. Rodolfo Sanchez, who campaigned independently, is still in the running. Former mayor of Bucaramanga, a builder and millionaire, who managed to position himself very well in the polls due to his speech against corruption in a lighthearted manner and is a candidate Gutierrez must include in his list of achievements should he decide to put up the fight to petrismo.

Gutierrez has plenty to discuss before even considering names for his presidential formula. But Gutierrez has the support of the other candidates for the Team for Colombia leadership. It's not just a little. There are by his side two former mayors Enrique Penalosa (Bogota) and Alex Char (Barranquilla); the leader of the Conservative party, David Barguil, and an individual woman named Aydee Lizarazo. They are members of the Christian party who typically is a judicious voter, as directed at the lectern of his church.

The Conservative Party was strengthened, and won the biggest right-wing vote of more than 2 million votes. The Conservative Party also enjoys the backing of the U Party. This party has a strong legislative vote with less than 1 million votes. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga backed Fico. Zuluaga did not wait for Sunday's results to announce his defeat. The words of former president Alvaro Uribe says, who called his party for a meeting on Tuesday, will be the definitive factor to determine whether Fico takes a risk to be a center-right candidate in exchange for being openly the blessed of Uribe.