In some departments, the traditional parties were reluctant to appear together in the elections.
The implementation of the motto Republican Coalitionrecently approved by the Electoral Court began to divide the waters in the ranks of the ruling party, since in some departments, the traditional parties were reluctant to appear jointly in the 2025 departmental elections.
The former Secretary of the Presidency and presidential candidate for the National Party (PN), Álvaro Delgadocelebrated in the last hours the approval of the slogan, pointing it out to the press as a “very important” step to achieve strategic electoral agreements in some departments.
“Agreements must be made based on the will of the different parties in the departments, already in Montevideo We practiced it and it is going to be reissued, in cannelloni “It is already advancing with all the parties in the coalition,” he indicated before adding: “I think it is a very important opportunity to be able to win in Canelones and form a very efficient government.”
Despite the statements of Slimfor the moment a unification under the same motto is only probable in the departments where the Broad Front (FA) (Canelones, Montevideo and Leap), but it is not clear in the rest of the country.
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Similar situations occur in departments such as Black river and Rocha, where the PN did not win easily and, however, there is skepticism towards the idea of attending the election under the same motto. Likewise, in Riverawhere the PC historically governs, it is also not clear that an agreement will be reached.
He Colorado Senator Adrián Peña confirmed that both the PC, CA and the Independent Party (PI) They are willing to unite behind the Republican Coalition in the 19 departments of the country, and even to be united outside the PN under one of the three slogans.
Source: Ambito
