One year after elections In general, the different spaces of the ruling party and the opposition are already beginning to outline who will be their pre-candidates, some of whom have already made their aspirations public and others who will make it official as the weeks go by.
With the president Luis Lacalle Pou disqualified from presenting himself, despite his positive image, the National Party faces a renewal, but the other parties of the Multicolor Coalition and the opposition, with a Wide Front which will have new figures.
The first step in this succession will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2024, when each party defines in internal elections who will be its candidates for the official appointment, which will be on Sunday, October 27 of next year.
The National Party candidates
In it National Party, The candidate who is the favorite, according to some polls, is the Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgado, who is considered “a natural successor” by the white leaders, when evaluating that he could become “the continuity” of Lacalle Pou.
Delgado was supported by several leaders, both from the Cabinet and from different areas of politics and even had the support of the vice president. Beatriz Argimón, who was one of the candidates and chose not to appear.
Your main contender will be Laura Raffo, who launched his own sector (Sumar) and aims to “create a second stage of transformations that guarantees greater well-being for all Uruguayans.”
Senator also announced his candidacy Jorge Gandini, who stated that he comes “from the Wilsonist branch, which today is a minority within the party, but which represents many people.” Other leaders who would run for office are the senator Juan Sartori and the former deputy Carlos Iafigliola.
The Colorado Party, with multiple options
For his part, the Colorado Party It will have several candidates, including some leaders who requested leave in recent days to dedicate themselves to the campaign. One of them was the now former president of the Central Board of Directors (Codicen) of the National Administration of Public Education (ANEP), Robert Silva, to whom his own Lacalle Pou He thanked him for “the educational transformation,” when he said goodbye to him in a public event.
The president of Antel did the same, Gabriel Gurmendez, who highlighted his management at the head of the public company and valued having “fulfilled the initial mandate of putting Antel at the service of the people.”
The Minister of Tourism will also run, Tabare Viera, who said that for him “it is a great honor” to be a pre-candidate. However, he did not present his resignation and clarified that he will do so in March, after a summer season that generates expectations in Uruguay.
The departmental exedil for Montevideo completes the red payroll, Andrés Ojeda; deputy Gustavo Zubia and the director of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM), Guzmán Acosta y Lara. Nor should we rule out Pedro Bordaberry, who re-registered his sector and had public support.
The differences of Cabildo Abierto
Regarding the rebel coalition party, Town meeting, the senator is emerging as a pre-candidate Guido Manini Ríos, who appeared in the last elections and obtained more than 11% of the votes. On occasions, he warned of “government errors”, in addition to disagreements and tensions in Parliament.
At the same time, Manini Rios Looking to the future, he warned that unity between the parties will occur “whenever the circumstances for a new coalition exist” and he was against a joint program of the Multicolor Coalition. “It doesn’t work because it narrows the base. It would be like bringing forward the runoff,” she analyzed.
The Independent Party, with Pablo Mieres
In it Independent Party, the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Pablo Mieres, He assured that he is “available” to run again as a presidential candidate, after having been the candidate in 2019 and garnering 1.01% of the votes.
For Mieres, the coalition’s common program “is valid to many degrees” and postulated that “the programmatic development of the party for 2024 involves choosing what the emphases are and developing what are the concrete measures that the party is going to raise as its own flags.” .
The names of the Broad Front
In the opposition, the Wide Front At the moment it has four pre-candidates with different electoral possibilities. In principle, the one who appears as the favorite is the mayor of Canelones, Yamandu Orsi, who will leave his position in March and promises to go “with open ears,” alluding to the people’s complaints.
Her main internal competitor is the mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosse, who will be officially launched on November 11 and has important support within the Frente Amplista structure.
Within the FA the senator also launched Mario Bergara, who said “accept the challenge” and wrote: “I feel capable of leading the next government that is going to be the Broad Front”. Nor should the mayor of Salto be ruled out in the race, Andres Lima.
Source: Ambito
