With this, the second of the Executive would seek to obtain votes from the followers of the late former general Lino César Oviedo. Whose voter turnout is still very high, mainly in the interior of the country.
Regarding this information, Hugo Velázquez stated that he has not yet decided on the candidate. He said that this Saturday the 22nd he will meet with sectional presidents and on Wednesday the 26th with conventional ones. After these meetings, you will have a better overview of what profile your presidential duo should have. From there, he will only begin to shuffle the best names.
“After those meetings I will just know what the Colorado people think about the possibility of opening the presidential badge or not. We had a meeting a month and a half ago so that they go out to consult the Colorado people if they would like to open the veneer or not,” he said.
He said that no one in particular has been talked about yet and that the answer to queries about any possible vice-presidential candidate will be; “why not?”
“It is all speculation. Next week we will only know if we will open the veneer. From there we will just analyze the names, “he said.
OSORIO
Derlis Osorio, Velázquez’s campaign manager in the Central department, affirmed that he does not know who the other member of the presidential tag will be. However, he commented that he would prefer it to be a Colorado leader from the interior of the country. Taking into account that Velázquez is closely related to the Central department, since he lived in Asunción since his childhood and currently resides in Lambaré.
“Actually, I would like a Colorado leader with a good profile from the interior of the country. In short, what we are looking for is a candidate who brings together as many people as possible, so a woman or a young man would not be bad either. It is something that only Velázquez will have to resolve,” he said.
OTHER OPTIONS
For weeks, several names have been handled as possible vice presidents. Cecilia Pérez, Minister of Justice, Juan Manuel Brunetti, Minister of Education (MEC) and Euclides Acevedo, National Foreign Minister.
According to rumors, Pérez had already rejected the offer. In recent days, Lilian Samaniego, national senator and president of the Permanent Commission, has joined the list.
OTHER LEADERS
In addition to Ariel Oviedo, leader of the UNAC movement, the “Republican Force” movement brings together other leaders such as Nicanor Duarte Frutos, leader of the Progressive Colorado movement, Nelson Argaña, leader of Reconciliation Colorado, Carlos Núñez Agüero, leader of the Renovador Colorado movement, Juan Afara, leader of Sumandos Colorados, Lilian Samaniego, leader of Republican Participation, Derlis Osorio, of the Republican Independent Front (FIR), Denis Lichi, leader of a regional movement in Cordillera, among others.
