the exit of Cristina Rico of the presidency of Liberals of Andorra it opens a new organic stage within the formation, but does not alter the political roadmap that the party already had on the table. The until now president announced yesterday that she is leaving the post after three years at the head of the Liberals due to the incompatibility with a personal project that will start soon and that, according to him, will be announced at a later date.
The relay comes at a time when the party is he is immersed in conversations to define his space for the next elections. However, the now co-president of the formation, Víctor Pintos, made it clear that the change of leadership does not modify the strategy. “The plans are the same and the strategy has not changed, the only difference is that the Cristina She will no longer be the president”, explained the General Counsel in statements to the diary
“The plans are the same and the strategy has not changed, only the presidency has changed”
The Liberals, therefore, maintain their commitment to building broad coalition agreements that allow them to strengthen their electoral presence. This scenario includes Engaged Citizens -parliamentary group of which it is a part you paint– i actionwith whom the formation has already made pacts. In addition, the party is also exploring a possible understanding with Lauredian Uniona piece that could further expand the perimeter of the alliance and give more territorial muscle to the project.
The decision of richhowever, took some of the management by surprise. you paint admitted that they didn’t expect it, despite remembering that the same rich he had already proposed on several occasions that his presidency had a transitory nature. Now, the party will have to order the relief with a congress which, as the co-president pointed out, should be held “towards the end of the year” and which will have to define who will definitively assume the first line of training.
“By the end of the year, it will be necessary to define who will assume the first line of training”
Until then, the direction will be in the hands of the two vice-presidents, Jordi Serqueda and Pintos himself, who will temporarily exercise the co-presidency. The decision was made after a conversation between rich and the two leaders, in which all three agreed that this was the most appropriate formula to guarantee an orderly transition and, at the same time, allow liberals continue to advance in the open political negotiations.
The formation finalizes several pacts in the face of the national elections
Rico made one positive balance of his stage and assured that she leaves satisfied with the work done. As he remarked, his main objective was to help unify and add to the party after one complex period for training. He also thanked the work of the two executives who have accompanied him during these three years and admitted that his initial desire would have been to continue at the head of the project.
However, the president until now considers that the moment chosen to step aside is the right one. He understands that the party needs to face the future electoral negotiations with one new person in charge and with enough time to consolidate the relief. In this way, liberals he keeps alive the bet for a wide space that allows him to regain political weight.
