2023-05-05 01:17:15
In a decision that did not surprise anyone -it had been rumored for months- María Eugenia Vidal decided not to compete in the PASO of Together for Change on the ballot for president. The announcement was made through Twitter and, unlike her mentor Mauricio Macri, she preferred the text over the video: there she says that the determination was made “on the street” and that she preferred to appeal to “the union” of the PRO.
As Página/12 anticipated on several occasions, the chances of Vidal playing in the presidential elections were almost nil and the moment was only awaited for him to give up his candidacy. She now remains to know if she could be a vice candidate (of Larreta?) If she will return to the City of Buenos Aires-after defining herself as “proudly Buenos Aires”-or else, she will look at the elections from outside, like Mauricio Macri . The second option is the one that generates the most fuel for the PRO fire: Jorge Macri and Fernán Quirós insist that they are the “chosen” ones to fight with Martín Lousteau for a new Macri mandate in CABA.
Of course, both the Buenos Aires mayor and Mauricio Macri emphasize that there will be only one PRO candidate, so Vidal could be configured as the head of the ballot that satisfies the two yellow referents.
The strange thing about Vidal’s announcement was the spoiler dedicated to him by Federico Angelini, president of the Pro and now candidate for lieutenant governor of Santa Fe, by the hand of Carolina Losada. It is that the Macrista leader advanced, in a radio interview this Thursday, Vidal’s move. “It’s a personal decision not to be part of the competition, but it’s probably part of the process,” said Angelini, who quickly added: “We knew there was going to be an announcement from her. So, well, there are fewer candidates.”
News in development.
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