After the internal conflict with the former president of Open Town Hall, Guillermo Domenech, the Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning,Raúl Lozano, who until now was vice president of the party.
Domenech was questioned recently for setting up several national groups and being, at the same time, president of Town meeting. He was accused of having a double role, a pressure that caused the lobbying senator to finally present his resignation as president of the political group.
In second place was the Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning, Raúl Lozano, who obtained his position last year after the controversy that forced the former MTOP minister to resign. Irene Moreirafor an accusation of providing hitchhiking homes.
So far, Lozano has not positioned himself within the internal group that has four national groups in formation. This change of mandate occurs in the midst of an internal revolt within the most rebellious party in the coalition.
Two senators abandoned ship
At the beginning of February, the representative of Cabildo Abierto (CA), Elsa Capilleraleft the party led by Guido Manini Ríos to join the ranks of Colorado Party and support the pre-candidacy of Andrés Ojeda.
He start of the campaign Not only does it bring greater appearances by the pre-candidates and the beginning of significant exchanges between them, but it also begins political movements behind the scenes: ministers and officials who leave their positions to line up behind the different figures who position themselves in the electoral starting line; but also legislators who “change sides.”
This is the case of, for now, only Town meeting who, in recent days, saw two deputies leave through the back door: Ines Monzillo, substitute who joined the National Party to military the pre-candidacy of the former Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgado -within Space 40—; and Elsa Capillera, who put on the red shirt to support Andrés Ojeda.
Both lobbying figures had already expressed their differences with the party led by Manini Ríos. In the case of Monzillo, he pointed out that he had had differences within the party for “some time.” “A year ago I met the deputy’s secretary Gianoli (Gabriel, National Party). He told me about his movements and introduced me to deputies Gianoli and (Rodrigo) Goñi. I felt represented, that there was a place for me there,” she explained at a press conference during the launch of Delgado’s campaign, an event she attended with the intention of expressing herself, but which were cut short due to a political strategy decision.
Capillera, for her part, appears distanced from those who, until today, were her coreligionists, since 2022, when she showed the first differences with the lobbying leadership and criticized Manini Ríos: “He gives a position to people who you don’t know where from.” is coming,” he said then.
Source: Ambito
