The members of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) of Currents They will go to the polls on Sunday to elect the new party authorities, in a dispute that has the governor Gustavo Valdes as the only candidate, after the opposition list, promoted by Ricardo Colombiwill decline this Friday the nomination of the former provincial senator Alejandra Seward.
The elections will come after former president Colombi interposed various judicial devices to stall the process. The strategy had been relatively successful, since last October a ruling suspended the internal election that had established Valdés as the winner. Now, however, the National Electoral Chamber gave the green light for this weekend’s event, despite opposition complaints.
Notified of the situation, the list “Radicals in Action”, that led Seward to the front of the ticket, got out of the fight, leaving the path paved for the current provincial chief, who seeks to make his leadership official before the local white berets from the seal “Let’s go Radicals.”
It should be remembered that the UCR of Corrientes is currently being intervened by the national leadership, after Colombi’s mandate expired on April 27. According to official data, The party has 87 thousand members qualified to vote in the province.
Currents: internal UCR with a view to 2025
The arm wrestling is not just another one: Corrientes, along with Santiago del Estero, will go to the polls in 2025 to elect a new governor. Prevented from participating, as he is in his second term, Valdés must anoint a candidate. In their camp, they realized that the play of Ricardo Colombi By withdrawing from the internal party, his goal is to put together his own nomination next year outside the radical structure, with the support of Peronists and other local forces.
“If he loses the internal one, he will have to support the UCR candidate in 2025. Since he is not going to be, he prefers to break up,” they told Scope local sources. “Gustavo was going to beat him and he was going to beat him by beating,” He raised his voice.
Notified of the events, Valdés assured in radio statements that if Colombi decides to withdraw from the race, “It is because it seeks to harm radicalism, but it did not succeed. We all continue working together.”
“I am not the owner of the UCR but I do not want the UCR to have an owner either. Today the internal elections are underway, we are going to continue pushing to win the elections,” commented. Regarding his rival, Valdés declared: “Let him do what he wants, but radicalism is complete and our objective is to win the presidency. All the ministers, mayors, legislators are together, on the same line,” the boss explained.
This week, Valdés led an event at the San Martín club in the capital of Corrientes, where he outlined the style of match he intends. During the rally, the president called for the formation of a new “alliance system that suits the Government to build a better province.”
“Next year many of our UCR militants may have that responsibility, but we are not the party of pressure,” he said in reference to Ricardo Colombi, and expanded: “It is not worth doing anything in politics, if we radicals have problems, we debate face to face. But, in March we stopped having a president of the UCR and we need to have him because difficult times are coming, we need institutionality and not twisted people who betray the UCR”.
With a view to 2025, the leader was forceful and highlighted that ““the limit is Kirchnerism.” The message is read within the framework of a contest in which Freedom Advances (LLA) will emerge as a local force, challenging the ruling party. There, the national deputy Lisandro Almirón is keen to be a candidate, although it is not ruled out that the Peronist senator Carlos “Camau” Espínola – benchmate of the expeller Edgardo Kueider-, make the leap to the libertarian ranks sponsored by Daniel Scioli.
Therefore, the possibility of coming together in one electoral alliance between the UCR and LLA is on the table. Days ago, the Mendoza Alfredo Cornejowho shares with Valdés the confrontation with the radical national leadership, opened the door to the possibility of sharing a front with Javier Milei’s space.
Expulsion
The link between the UCR and Javier Milei came under scrutiny this week, after the party’s Ethics Committee proposed expelling national deputies Mariano Campero, Martín Arjol and Luis Picatthree of the so-called “radicals with a wig”, for their support in Congress for various official initiatives, contrary to the organic position of their space. The body alleged that the legislators incurred “serious misconduct that harms the dignity of the Radical Civic Union.”
Now, the accused will be able to present their appeal before the National Committee, which will have the final say in the case. The event opened a new intestinal front. The governor of Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejofor example, spoke out against it.
“Not only is it a completely wrong decision, but it also shows that the party leadership, which promoted this idea, thinks of a small party, far from the historical democratic tolerance of the UCR, from our supporters throughout the country, from our principles. and distances us from our electorate,” he complained on social media.
Specifically, the darts were aimed at the president of the UCR, Senator Martín Lousteau, who is viewed with suspicion by the chiefs of the provinces. In fact, Gustavo Valdés had been his challenger in the internal elections that established the former Minister of Economy as the winner.
Source: Ambito
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