Journalists agree that both the ruling party and the opposition face a “bleak and sad” electoral outlook | Periodistas coinciden en que oficialismo y oposición enfrentan un panorama electoral “gris y triste”

By Lidia Mamani, Eju.tv:

Both journalists agreed that neither the ruling party nor the opposition is able to generate enthusiasm or establish themselves as a clear option for the future.

Journalists Amalia Pando and her colleague Carlos Valverde agreed on Sunday night that the current political landscape, both for the ruling party and the opposition, is going through one of its most lackluster moments, marked by weak participation, a lack of renewed leadership, and no solid proposals that connect with the public. Their statements came after analyzing the first national electoral poll presented by Unitel ahead of the general elections, which places Samuel Doria Medina first (19.1%), Jorge Tuto Quiroga second (18.4%), and Andrónico Rodríguez third (14.2%).

During the analysis, Pando emphasized: “I think both the ruling party and the opposition are cooked.” In her view, the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) is fragmented, and a possible candidacy of Andrónico Rodríguez barely reaches 14%, a figure she described as “very low.” She added that the ruling party’s pre-candidate Eduardo del Castillo only reaches 2.3%, which, in her opinion, reflects the collapse of the MAS political project, worsened by the disqualification of Evo Morales.

Regarding the opposition, Pando considered the participation of figures like Samuel Doria Medina (19%) and Jorge Tuto Quiroga (18%) to be “very bleak and sad,” and emphasized that despite the small difference between the two, those percentages reveal the absence of a leadership capable of capitalizing on the ruling party’s internal crisis. “Neither Samuel nor Tuto can claim victory with such meager percentages,” she concluded during her analysis of the poll presented by Unitel.

For his part, journalist Carlos Valverde noted that the country is undergoing a transition in voting culture. “Identity voting is ending, and ideological voting is returning,” he said, highlighting that the combined vote intention for Andrónico, Del Castillo, and Eva Copa barely reaches 18%, a number that had not been seen with Evo Morales or Luis Arce in previous elections, which, according to Valverde, confirms the weakening of MAS after two decades of political dominance.

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