Fico Gutierrez and the danger of Uribes presidential candidate
Federico Fico Gutierrez has been the most solid president-elect of the Colombian since the night of Sunday. Fico Gutierrez Even though his name appears on the electoral roll for the first times - he was Medellin's mayor and councilor it's his first time in national elections. In the last election, he received more than 2 million votes with the Team for Colombia alliance. This makes him an ideal candidate for the right-wing movements. Fico (47 years old) is currently the primary opposition to Gustavo Petro. https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-03-14/fico-gutierrez-y-el-riesgo-de-reconocerse-como-el-candidato-de-uribe.html His victory in the Historic Pact movement made him one of the most well-known politicians in Colombia.
The presidential campaign is just beginning , and whether the former mayor of Medellin manages to be the true counterweight to petrismo will be determined by the alliances and talks he forges from now on. He won't just be required to bring together all of the rights of the right in his name and name, but also to conquer a part of the electorate of the middle, which was deflated on Sunday and without an impressive leadership. To accomplish this, he will have to keep from appearing in the same photo as Alvaro Umribe. This is what was his practice up to this point. For the first time in the past 20 years, open support for uribism is now possible be a good thing instead of reducing. "Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He'll need to create an alliance to the Democratic Center (CD), Uribe's political party. However, he will have to convince the center which has to decide on where the alliance goes," Yann Basset from the University of Rosario, analyst and professor.
On the way to joining forces with the CD which is in which uribism is a major issue, this Monday Fico has already won its first victory. The party's candidate until this Monday, the former presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, took the initiative to step back, acknowledged the few opportunities to compete with him, and gave his support. The next step is to see how many of Uribismo that was left without one, supports the candidate. Particularly, in the event that Uribe declares his support publicly and try to convince his electorate with the most basic issues of the Colombian right, which should not be a problem for Uribe. https://thebogotapost.com/fico-eyes-colombias-presidency-an-interview-with-pre-candidate-federico-gutierrez/49519/ He already proved that he could add votes with his speech on "security"," "order", and "love for the homeland". He confirmed it on Sunday by participating in the election consultation similar to what he did when he worked in the mayor's office of the capital city of Antioquia, where he was famous as the sheriff of Medellin. He said, "The bandits were either dead or in prison," while he was traveling to Arauca, a region that is particularly prone to violence. Fico knows very well what Colombian law likes. However, it's not enough for him.
Basset points out, "We aren’t in 2018, where the fear of being left-wing was a success," Basset argues that Fico may not be able to get Uribe's support due to the fact that Alvaro Uribe has not been able to claim the title of leader absolute from 2002, when the nation elected him president. The votes of Uribismo are still crucial to Gutierrez. "This victory (winning in the coalition) is in part because of Uribism. Now his ability as a negotiator will be measured: to convince the right but not to invest everything for this alliance," Basset warns. Andres Mesjia Vergnaud, an analyst commenting on Fico's ties with former president Uribe: "The great difficulty of Federico Gutierrez's desire to win the votes of Uribismo but without the photo of Uribe, because it doesn't suit him to become his presidential candidate."
Gustavo Petro is left-leaning, and Gustavo Petro is right-leaning. However, Fico - if he can reach a compromise to convince Gustavo Petro to support him. Rodolfo who was an independent candidate and is still in the race. Gutierrez should include the achievements of the former mayor of Bucaramanga and millionaire builder, Rodolfo Hernandez, if intends to combat petrismo.
Gutierrez has plenty to accomplish before he can even think about the possible presidential formula names however, he's got the backing of the other candidates in the Team for Colombia coalition. It's not too much. Two ex-mayors, Enrique Penalosa(Bogota), and Alex Char (Barranquilla), are with him. David Barguil, the leader and the founder of the Conservative party is in the same room with Aydee Zarazo. Aydee Lizarazo of a Christian Party, who frequently is a spokesman for his church's rules.
Alongside the strengthened Conservative Party - it achieved the largest vote of the right-wing elements for Congress with more than two million votes, it has the sympathy of the U Party, which also had an outstanding vote in the legislative with just over a million votes. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga supported Fico, and he didn't wait until after the results of Sunday's election to accept his defeat ahead of a potential conflict with votes from the right. https://www.elespectador.com/politica/elecciones-colombia-2022/oscar-ivan-zuluaga-adhiere-a-fico-gutierrez-para-unir-a-la-derecha-contra-petro/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN1LMckIlZI But this also will give Fico an extra push into a conservative segment, while keeping him further away from the center. Alvaro Uribe from the past was the party's leader who summoned his party to a gathering Tuesday night, said that Fico could risk his chances of becoming a center-party leader as a result of being openly in love with Uribe.
