Since Sunday night Federico Fico Gutierrez , the Colombian presidential candidate has been the most powerful. It is not his first appearance on an electoral card. He was previously mayor and councilor in Medellin. His first test during a national election, where he received more than two millions votes from the Team for Colombia coalition, made him a preferred candidate by conservative movements. Fico (47-year-old Fico), who is his name, is the main opposition of Gustavo Petro. He was as part of the Historic Pact, one of three people who won the election which determined who would be the three major forces in politics.

The presidential campaign is only starting. If the former mayor of Medellin can be the true opposition to petrismo is contingent on the alliances and negotiation he makes in the coming days. He won’t just have to bring all right-wingers under his banner, but will also need to win over an element of the centrist electorate that, on Sunday, was disintegrated and lacking remarkable leadership. To accomplish this, he’ll have to continue to avoid appearing in the same picture as Alvaro Umribe. This is what has been his strategy to date. Today’s open support for uribism is a first in the last 20 years. Instead of adding, it could subtract. “Federico Gutierrez faces a dilemma. He must form an alliance with the Democratic Center (CD) – Uribe’s party . But at the same time , he will have to convince the center, which has to decide where it is going,” says Yann Basset, expert and professor at the University of Rosario.

Fico is on the journey to join forces with the CD, which is the centre of uribism as of Monday, Fico already has its first win. The candidate of that party up until Monday, former president candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, took a step aside, recognized his limited chances of competing with him and offered his support. http://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/dos-candidatos-antioquenos-lograron-certificar-sus-firmas-para-la-presidencia-BF16313200 will be interesting to examine if the entire Uribismo group, which was left without a representative since Monday, offers its support. Uribe should be open to his support and attempt to convince his supporters using the classic issues of Colombian right. It shouldn’t be difficult. Already, his speech about “security” and “order” and “opportunities” of the country showed Uribe is adding votes. He confirmed this with the electoral consult, just as previously at Antioquia’s mayor office. While visiting Arauca in Colombia, which is a particularly violent area Fico claimed that “the bandits are in prison” or “in a grave”. Fico knows exactly what Colombian law likes. However, it’s not enough for Fico.

Basset claims that we’re not in the year 2018 when fear of a left-wing government was effective. “This time the people don’t have the fear.” Basset stresses that Fico may not be able to get Uribe’s blessing, due to the fact that Alvaro Uribe no longer holds the title of absolute leader since 2002, when the nation elected him president. Even though Uribismo is below the table, it does not mean Gutierrez cannot count on the votes of Uribismo. Uribism also contributed to this victory. Basset warns “Now his skill as a negotiator [winning in the coalition] will be assessed by his ability to convince the right people, and not spend the entire time on that alliance.” Andres Mejia vergnaud, an analyst, discusses the relationship between Fico and the former president. “The most difficult thing to Federico Gutierrez, however, is that he would like Uribismo’s vote however, he doesn’t want Uribe’s picture because it doesn’t suit him to be his choice.”

Gustavo Petro is left-leaning, while Gustavo Petro is right-leaning. However, Fico – if he can reach a compromise and be able to convince Gustavo Petro to support him. Rodolfo who ran as an independent and is still in the race. Gutierrez will have many accomplishments to include the ex-mayor of Bucaramanga who is an architect and millionaire.

Gutierrez will have a lot to discuss before he begins thinking about formulas for the presidency. However the one thing Gutierrez has is the support and cooperation of other candidates on the Team for Colombia presidency. It is not little. There are two former mayors Enrique Penalosa (Bogota), Alex Char (Barranquilla) as his companions. David Barguil (leader of the Conservative Party) as well as Aydee Zarazo (a Christian party member who follows church rules.

In addition to the strengthened Conservative Party – it achieved the biggest vote of right-wing forces for Congress with over two million votes -, it has the sympathy of the U Party, which also enjoyed a strong vote in the legislative with more than 1 million votes. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga’s backing, who did not let the Sunday’s elections be lost, in order to take his loss before a possible confrontation for votes of the right, gives Fico a boost in a conservative section but it also keeps him away from possible votes from within the middle. Alvaro Uribe from the past, who called his party to a gathering on Tuesday night, suggested that Fico could risk his chances of becoming a leader in the center party in exchange for being publicly blessed with Uribe.