translated from Spanish: Smear and new account for Longueira: its unusual political comeback as the upcoming presidential analyst

The former President of the UDI, Pablo Longueira, reappeared this week to participate in a meeting of the youth of the party in the commune of San José de Maipo, showing that in spite of being adportas to face the trial for the case SQM, the biggest scandal of political corruption in the history of our country He continues to maintain his power in unionism.
The talk represents Longueira return to partisan activities, then that she renounced their militancy in 2016, in the midst of the investigation against this case where he is accused by the public prosecutor’s Office for tax crimes and crime consummate and repeated corruption. According to El Mercurio, Longueira led for about an hour a discussion at which were present leaders as the Secretary general of the UDI, Jorge Fuentes. The former presidential candidate made an analysis on the presidential scene and spoke about the challenges that are presented to his party.
Despite being ad portas of the oral judgment, Longueira is thus maintaining its power in the shadows in unionism and has also used its influence to lobby work. As it revealed a report by El Mostrador, the former Senator took contact with the Ministers Andrés Chadwick and Alfredo Moreno to help the company chaired by his friend Guillermo Ruiz, in order to achieve that the white jacket in Antofagasta landfill outside a National priority.
Presidential panorama
In that line, as present in the talk, Longueira noted that collectivity must keep his vocation popular and middle-class “but understanding that today demands are others”. Therefore, called the “needs and fears” of the people, without losing the “DNA of the UDI”.
Those who attended the meeting also held the former Senator made an analysis of the presidential landscape. In that vein, he mentioned to the Mayor of Las Condes, Joaquín Lavín (UDI), Senator Manuel José Ossandón (RN) and the leader of Republican action, José Antonio Kast, as candidates. Then, pointed out that Lavin and the presidential excandidata of the broad front (FA), Beatriz Sánchez, are possible contenders to face off in a second round.
On the other hand, Longueira said that a victory of Chile are going in the next presidential election will depend on the outcome of the municipal elections in 2020, and in that sense, called the party to “return to the bases and take to the streets”. “Also said that the future of the Coalition will be marked that it is able to adequately transmit a”political story”and the” ideas force “of the sector”.
Another political officials who was present at the meeting was the Mayor of Las Condes, Joaquín Lavín, who spoke about the role of mayors and developed the concept of social integration.
“After meeting Pablo extended over the challenges of the UDI and discussed the current political landscape. We could mark a precedent by having two of our emblematic figures, which reaffirms that the youths have a leading role, moving causes, and that our leaders are aware of that and help us to nurture knowledge,”concluded the leader of the Youth UDI, Felipe de el Valle.

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