07/03/2021 10:27
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 07/03/2021 11:32
Finally, the neuroscientist Facundo Manes, who had been showing signs of fully entering electoral politics,
confirmed this Saturday his candidacy for
national
deputy
in the Province of Buenos Aires for the Radical Civic Union (UCR).
In a
video of almost two minutes
published on social networks, Manes launched his Buenos Aires candidacy: "There are two things that mobilize us human beings:
fear and hope
. It is up to us to choose the path we want to take. Despite the pain and suffering we are experiencing, we can emerge stronger from all this. "
It is time to be present.
For this reason, I decided to accept the invitation from the Radical Civic Union and participate in the next elections.
This is the fight of our lives.
And we will be there until the end: https://t.co/da103y29Ie pic.twitter.com/QCinFQFmin
- Facundo Manes (@ManesF) July 3, 2021
"We have to turn resignation and disenchantment into hope. We cannot allow fear to paralyze us. It is time to be present. That is why
I decided to accept the invitation from the Radical Civic Union
and participate in the next elections. a new country, a new world. You have to think about it, put it together, explain it and above all, do it ", the neurosurgeon completed.
In this way, the UCR already has a candidate in case a STEP is confirmed in Juntos por el Cambio for the Province.
From the PRO there is a fight between Diego Santilli, Jorge Macri and other names
that seek to lead JXC in these elections.
Less than a week ago,
Manes was in Jujuy
with a group of radical leaders
to accompany Governor Gerardo Morales
on election day.
In that province, Manes had advanced: "We need leaders like him (for Morales)
who unite us, not divide us
;
we
need leaders who lead us with hope, not with fear, because fear paralyzes us, fear puts us at the defensive".
Manes, whom the UCR nominates to head the list of candidates for national deputies in the province of Buenos Aires, remarked that Morales "governs successfully, transforming a very important province for Argentina," after which he called for
"expanding" that model. "all over the country".
"I celebrate this historic event from Jujuy to convene from radicalism to all sectors to build
a popular center coalition
that changes the course of our country, that we finish discussing sustainable underdevelopment, that once and for all we move towards prosperity with equality ", expressed the neurosurgeon.
Radical welcome
Manes and Lousteau days ago in a party act.
The Senator from Capital was among the first to celebrate Manes's message.
Senator Martín Lousteau first greeted his co-religionists to celebrate Manes's entry into politics.
"Welcome, Facundo! The challenge of transforming Argentina requires a better radicalism to do a better Together for Change. We will be there," he said.
"We have a country plan, with the value of knowledge as the engine of development. It is time to start building real progress. Facundo Manes is committed to making a substantive contribution to Argentina. Thank you for joining us, from @UCRNacional, to achieve that objective, "said the president of the radicalism, the deputy Alfredo Cornejo.
The launch of the neuroscientist was celebrated by leaders from both sides of General Paz.
In the City, Emiliano Yacobitti and Carla Carrizo, deputies from the Lousteau space, left messages on networks.
"When the ephemeris invigorate the present, the future is felt. Just 88 years after the death of Hipólito Yrigoyen, Facundo Manes agrees to lead Radicalism in the Province of Buenos Aires as a candidate for National Deputy; welcome to the UCR!", He wrote Reed.
Yacobitti defined Manes's decision as "one more step to consolidate a leading Radicalism, with a future and ideas to transform Argentina."
Josefina Mendoza, former head of the Radical Youth and current deputy for PBA, summed it up in two words: "Future and hope."
Future and hope 🇵🇱 🇦🇷 https://t.co/kpOg9eKtKh
- Josefina Mendoza (@JosefaMendo) July 3, 2021
Julio Cobos, senator for Mendoza and former vice president, spoke of strengthening the UCR.
"Radicalism is strengthened throughout the country to defend the rights of citizens in Congress. For this, the incorporation of Facundo and his presence in the Province of Buenos Aires is very good. Welcome and success in the next elections!", He tweeted .
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