2023-06-21 21:40:41
The presidential candidate for the PRO, Patricia Bullrichchose Mendoza as his running mate louis petrifor the PASO on August 13, three days after the closing of the lists. However, from the environment of the former minister of Mauricio Macri they assured that there is nothing official and that the announcement would be made this Thursday.
Petri participated in the recent primaries in Mendoza competing against alfredo cornejo. Although she lost in the internal, her performance was surprising due to the large number of votes she received. This situation left him well off for another race.
Although he was tempted by Cornejo to be head of the list as a national deputy, Petri gave up because he still had expectations that Patricia Bullrich would summon him as his running mate.
Finally, the nomination was confirmed this Wednesday, after a meeting he had with his campaign team. In principle, the objective was to strengthen the electoral offer with a radical and from the interior.
Support for Petri also came from Mendoza, mainly from Julio Cobos, who seconded him in the local campaign. But also because of the cornejismo, since the link with Bullrich in this sector is direct. On the other hand, Bullrich needed to guarantee the support of the so-called Malbec Groupthose referents of the UCR that are not listed with Gerardo Morales -president of the party and governor of Jujuy-, more akin to Horacio Rodriguez Larreta and to the de rigueur discourse of the “hawks”. Petri fit that profile.
The native leader of San Martín competed in this sprint against another radical Maximiliano Abad, who brought together the Buenos Aires mayors of radicalism and had the support of Ernesto Sanz. Governor Rodolfo Suarez himself had been left behind in the ring, who was mentioned both as Bullrich’s and Rodríguez Larreta’s vice.
Honest, hardworking and a great defender of the Republic. That’s how it is @luispetri. The UCR of Mendoza contributes to one of its best exponents to transform the Argentina that is coming. Proud to accompany you. pic.twitter.com/wko5d8gwde
— Patricia Gimenez (@PGimenezDC) June 21, 2023
All in all, the former security minister ended up leaning towards the Mendoza, former national deputy, former provincial legislator, specialized in a subject that Bullrich dominates and where he has established footing in his campaign, security.
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