The decision of a group of mayors of the Neuquén Popular Movement to nominate the current governor Rolando Figueroa as president of the party sparked the political summer and strained the relationship between those who seek a party that controls power or those who, due to the practical need to have funds For municipalities, they prefer alignment.
The head of the Blue and White list of the Neuquén Popular Movement, Marcel Rucci, said that the political line he represents was not invited to the conclave that took place in Aluminé and was hosted by the former mayor and current provincial deputy, Gabriel Álamo.
“There have to be changes in the party, there are people who already have to retire: Jorge Sapag, Omar Gutiérrez and many more, they definitely have to retire“, declared the leader.
“They don’t need us, surely, we are a representative political line of the MPN and we were not invited, neither Guillermo (Pereyra) nor the mayor of Rincón de los Sauces (Norma Sepúlveda) who represents the Blue and White line and neither do I“said the oil leader.
He said that one month before a national election and one month after Figueroa is in government: “We have to build first.”
“The change that the province of Neuquén appointed Rolando Figueroa as governor, it must be demonstrated“ar with work from all sectors, a responsibility of the governor and all political sectors,” he said.
Rucci was against the idea that now is the time to raise the discussion about who should lead the MPN. The mandate of the current authorities, Jorge Sapag in the Convention and Omar Gutiérrez in the Governing Board, expires next year.
“If we start talking about this now, sand you see that interest goes above responsibilities“Here it is a matter of accommodating the province of Neuquén and not of seeing who accommodates,” he said.
“Each one has their responsibilities, the governor, the deputies, the MPN and the mayors, “We are not going to be politicking a month after assuming the governorship,” he confirmed.
Rucci maintained that the sector he represents never closes its doors and that he talks to everyone and that, with Aluminé’s call, they felt that the door was closed to them because they could have given their opinion and point of view.
“Maybe it wouldn’t have been our final decision, But to keep our mouths shut without inviting us, it seems to me that those who organized it were wrong,” he stated.
True to his style, he said that all municipalities need money, but that does not mean that they should “kiss anyone’s feet”. He valued the management of the communal chiefs and highlighted his management in Rincón, for 8 years, which he had to administer, receiving co-participation for 6,000 inhabitants when it has “45,000 and I never came to lick anyone’s socks”.
He argued that the way to recover the game is a confluence of colors.