In April 2017, Pedro Bordaberry He shocked those near and far by announcing that he would end his term as senator and retire from politics. she was a letter that exploded like a bomb in the Colorado Party while he was dedicated to walking the “Camino de Santiago” disconnected, and that caused realignments for the elections in which Luis Lacalle Pou reached the Presidency.
Six years after that, some colorados begin to pronounce the words “come back Peter” no longer just as one wishful thinking but also as a circumstance that will occur sometime in 2023.
Possibility, in turn, conditions the timing of other candidacies, but also of some regroupings, with leaders waiting for what you do —or stop doing— the former leader of Vamos Uruguay.
dividing waters
Without giving explicit signals, Bordaberry has managed to keep his name among the first in public opinion consultations on possible candidates and, with columns in the newspaper El País, has slipped into some relevant discussions, even with positions very critical of government affairs.
The last one, and that was interpreted as another sign of wanting to “mark the field” to “align” those you want from those you don’tpointed out against euthanasia and abortion, citing Jose Batlle y Ordonez.
The topics chosen, and the inclusion of comments from the greatest referent of Batllismo, made it impossible for the column to go unnoticed in the internal red, and caused a exchange with Ope Pasquet (with whom he distanced himself years ago), to which others joined, who sought to be settled by German Coutinhoone of the closest to bordaberry. “What a need for the disqualifications of Colorados against Colorados. We are going to be more good with ourselves or come out with the same force when it is with the adversary. Let’s respect everyone’s opinions in a party of free men,” Coutinho wrote.
In the previous one, bordaberry had targeted the government for the requirements that prevent Dedicado from participating in the 5G auctiona process in which the Colorado Guzmán Acosta y Lara has a leading role from Dinatel.
And before he had questioned the leadership of Ciudadanos for not supporting Carolina Ache in the episode of the delivery of the passport to the drug trafficker Sebastián Marset. “What bed they made for him,” he wrote first and then pointed out that they filled “their mouths saying that they had raised the ethical bar of politics and for that reason they did not agree with it” but “they raised that bar so much that the chancellor went through below and say nothing. Quietly they look the other way. Hard with the one below, lukewarm with the one above.
A Batllistas source assessed that with these positions on controversial issues, Bordaberry is defining the field in which his candidacy could movealthough he reiterated that due to the degree of knowledge he has in the population, he does not need to leave “early”.
In turn, another leader close to the former leader of Vamos Uruguay added that the possibilities are certain because he is letting himself be shown with some political references. The source gave as an example that at the end of March, Bordaberry met Coutinho in a cafeteria and then they went to see Cerro Largo-Torque.
Weeks ago, the weekly Búsqueda reported that another figure from List 15 (to which Coutinho belongs) the president of Antel, Gabriel GurmendezI expected a Bordaberry definition to resolve whether to run as a presidential candidate or to support him, because he does not want to “compete with Pedro.”
Munyo does not run and Ciudadanos defines the scheme
Just as Gurméndez continues to listen, the leader of Ciudadanos Andres Ojeda He reiterated that he wants to be on the front line without ruling out a possible candidacy Meanwhile he economist Ignacio Munyo broadcast weeks ago that he will not compete, as reported by Universal radio. To these names are added that of Gustavo Zubía, who is also waiting for Pedro, and Acosta and Larawhich he said he will launch after moving away from Batllistas.
Munyo will not compete in the elections
The Observer reported in October that the The director of Ceres was one of the people who were sounding out leaders of Batllistasa dialogue that was the result of a reflection initiated among the colorados about the electoral map that the coalition can present in 2024 and the need to find a “progressive liberal” candidate to occupy the space left by Talvi.
Munyo told the leaders behind him that after evaluating the circumstances he had decided not to run the race, which will now make this group shuffle again to define where it is heading.
While these movements are taking place in the Batllistas and the List 15, part of Ciudadanos continues to wait for what the president of the Codicen, Robert Silva, does, who has avoided referring to a candidacy although he is promoted by leaders of the group. In the sector there were also those who saw the possibility that Adrián Peña will leavealthough the analysis was prior to the incident with the university degree that led him to resign from the Ministry of Environment.
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Ojeda wants to be on the front line
A source in the sector indicated that they will go with a proposal and present the “best possible offer” and the “best scheme” depending on how the game is presented. “Nothing is closed,” she said.
