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From the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), its president Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, ruled out the need to hold internal primaries to choose his candidacy for the next presidential election, however, party parliamentarians also point out that the mechanism could be the best option.
“With so much choice that exists – we have seven, eight elections in fourteen months – from our point of view, holding a UDI presidential primary would be nonsense, you have to be with whoever has the best chance of winning,” said Van Rysselberghe in an interview with La Tercera.
Furthermore, he added that Evelyn Matthei also understands that “a UDI presidential primary I don’t think makes much sense.”
Following this line, the UDI deputy, Issa Kort, affirmed that in the face of a common project and leadership, a primary could only harm within the party. “It could end up hurting or dividing the UDI, when everyone recognizes the leadership and possibilities of Joaquín Lavín,” he said.
On the other hand, his peer in the Lower House, the UDI deputy, Álvaro Carter, argued that in view of the demands of the citizens, a presidential primary should be chosen within to define a candidate. “When there are three candidates, you have to have a primary (…) and the country asks that democracy be represented by democratically elected candidates, not by agreements,” he said.
Carter assured that added to the eventual candidacies of Joaquín Lavín and Evelyn Matthei, the mayor of Florida, Rodolfo Carter, could also be presented as a strong presidential letter.
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