The National Party candidate has not yet announced his vice-presidential candidate and thanked the party members.
Álvaro Delgado won the National Party’s primary and now must decide his running mate for October.
The pre-candidate of the National Party, Alvaro Delgado, He avoided confirming who will accompany him on the ticket for the elections October, after the comfortable victory with which he was awarded the internal from space.
“With the results in sight, I have the honor of representing the National Party as a single candidate,” Delgado stressed and subordinated the definition of his running mate to the discussions in the PN Directory, stating that he will first hold meetings and then there will be “public definitions.”
In this way, although without ruling it out, he hinted that his running mate might not be Laura Raffo, second in the internal elections, while other options appeared such as the Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbeleche, and the former councilor Daniel Salinas, among others.
He seeks to be “the continuity of Lacalle Pou”
“I feel the responsibility and I enjoy it as an enormous challenge to continue with the president’s course. Luis Lacalle Pou”, he said looking to the future, while stating that he aims to establish himself as the continuation of the current government.
On a personal level, he said: “It is a different day for me, my team and my family. We are experiencing it with great emotion and responsibility. I cannot begin this brief message before leaving for the National Party house, which is the board of directors, to thank the militants.”
Minutes later, Delgado said that “unity is an asset for winning and governing, we have to be clear about that,” alluding to the importance of the ruling party not breaking ranks in order to continue in government.
Source: Ambito
