This is evident in the new internal video of Gustavo Petro’s campaign released by ELTIEMPO.COM this Friday. how the candidate and several of his closest advisers discussed a possible agreement to include a file of Cartagena mayor William Dau on the Historical Pact lists, In exchange for political support in Bolívar’s capital.
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They attended, among others, a meeting held via Zoom shortly before the election last March. Gustavo Petro, Senator Armando Benedetti, advisors Vinicio Alvarado, Daniel Becerra and Daniel Eskibel as well as Eduardo Noriega de la Hoz.
There, various strategies were discussed to negotiate deals with the Petro with the constituencies he had trouble entering, such as women, and with different political sectors across the country to promote the Historical Pact’s internal consultation campaigns and Congressional elections.
The virtual session lasted about two hours. And when they started talking about strategy in the regions, Benedetti raised the option of supporting a William Dau candidate for the Assembly in Bolivar: they speak of a woman named Lidys.
Lidys Ramírez, Dau’s former adviser, is the same woman the mayor mentioned in a leaked speech as the “candidate” for the Assembly in Bolivar.
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Petro points out this: “I don’t get it: if Dau has a candidacy, a person from the Assembly in Bolivar (…) Now, of course, the issue is the administration of Cartagena, but the department of Bolivar is much larger and we lost there.”
Benedetti insists, saying that he (Dau) “said[Bolivar]that he was involved there because it would confuse the Assembly”: “I’m telling you, I’m giving you the Room (…) and we have an important choice there.”
However, not because it is an agreement that would imply a mayor’s participation in the election and therefore prohibited by law, the candidate ultimately rejects the option because he does not see “strong leadership”.
In any case, Petro’s right-hand man, Noriega de la Hoz, does not close the option: “If there is a deal with Mr. (Dau) and we don’t have a good candidate, a deal can be made. Support of the pact has been achieved by all its organizations”.
Benedetti later suggested that Noriega de la Hoz travel to the coast, including Cartagena, to explore possible political deals.
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Source: Exame
