The leader of the party, Guido Manini Ríos, appears to be 99% the only candidate, although the emergence of new groups could mean the restructuring of internal forces.
Six months before the internal elections are held in Uruguay, Cabildo Abierto (CA) It is the only party that has not yet defined its electoral map for the presidential elections that will take place in October of next year: although the party leader, Guido Manini Ríosis emerging as the only candidate, the sector grows in groupings that would lead to reconfiguring internal relations.
Three new national groups emerged within Town meeting since this was allowed in the sector led by Manini Ríos: Forward —made up of six of the ten lobbying deputies—; Space of Free Peoples —led by retired military man Eduardo Radaelli—; and Loyalty and Unity Column —which is headed by the senator Guillermo Domenech, also president of the party. At the same time, there would be a fourth “in the making.”
This is how Domenech himself explained it in dialogue with the newspaper, to graph what he understands as a natural growth of Town meeting, despite the fact that surveys from different consulting firms indicate that it would not repeat the performance of the 2019 elections, when the brand new party achieved 11.46% before joining the Multicolor Coalition for the second round.
“The flow of CA remains intact, if it has not grown,” considered the senator.
However, this growth, which also occurs in terms of the groups that make up the party – above 200, according to Domenech – also implies a reorganization of the internal forces and the possibility that some sector presents a candidate for the presidency. different from what most already take for granted: Guido Manini Ríos. Still, “there’s a 99% chance it’s the only one.”
Without definitions but with a firm tone
While within the party they continue without officially defining the formula that will represent CA in the elections – although Manini Ríos announced that it could be equal and that the former Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning (MVOT), Irene Moreira, will not be part of the presidential binomial—; The senator and leader of the sector continues to criticize the government with his traditional “friendly fire.”
“Public insecurity is at unacceptable levels. Clearly we have to change public safety policiesheld Manini Rios in a new round of tensions between the leading force and the rest of the Multicolor Coalition, also using a play on words with one of the slogans of the 2019 campaign: “Clearly recess is not over.”
When asked at a press conference if the government failed in this matter, the legislator clarified: “I would not say that it failed, I would say that the necessary changes have not been made.”
In any case, he indicated that “the current situation is not acceptable and, to apply a phrase from the 2019 campaign, recess is not over,” said the leader, alluding to his motto prior to the elections previous presidential elections.
Source: Ambito
