“Today we have a luxury candidate, who is very good. And an enormous leadership structure in all the departments”, assured Derlis Maidana about the candidacy of Santiago Peña for the presidency, as a representative of Chartism.
Asked about Peña's statements when describing Óscar González Daher as "the tree that bears fruit", Maidana assured that "one makes mistakes and it is normal", avoiding expressing opinions about the questioned parliamentarian who died today.
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Likewise, he affirmed that there is no questioning of the figure of Santiago Peña and, therefore, the Colorado ruling party emphasizes the discourse that he was previously affiliated with the Liberal Party. "Horacio Cartes joined before running for office and without a doubt he was the best president of the transition," he firmly assured.
He added that the colorados today are looking for a person with capacity and who is suitable to occupy the position, and they no longer look at "who joined first." "It is the only objection they have against our candidate, nobody can say that he is dishonest or not capable," he told ABC this morning.
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He even assured that all the polls they are conducting show Peña as the winner. "There is an undeniable majority towards Santiago Peña, that weighed on giving him a new opportunity," he responded when asked if the former Minister of Finance is only a candidate for coming hand in hand with Cartes.
Finally, he indicated that the official launch of all the pre-candidacies will take place in March, but there is still no scheduled date.
