Bautista Obregón nominated as Social Democratic presidential nominee; Obregón chosen as compromise candidate.
It would seem that time has been quite cruel to the PSSG. From ruling with an absolute majority to being chipped away at to being the smallest party in Congress, the PSSG has tried to reclaim the throne it formerly has, only to fail twice. In the wake of Collazo failing to get much ground for the party in the prior elections, several candidates within the PSSG have thrown their hat in the ring to be the presidential nominee, looking to steer the party in their ideal direction to get new ground. Among these candidates were 3 special candidates; Bautista Obregón, Abel Cadaval and Rosalana Garcia.
Each candidate presented a unique spin on social democracy, with Cadaval presenting "Social Patriotism", looking to promote a more nationalist vision and move away from Collazo's radical Pan-Seleyanism. Had he won the nomination, we could've seen the PSSG move towards softening it's Pan-Seleyan positions and focus on some form of Gaduri patriotism. The other candidate, Garcia espoused a form of social democracy that teeters close to democratic socialism. Had she won, she could've shifted the PSSG further left ward. That has left Obregón as the sole candidate. A centrist within the PSSG, this has made him as boring as he is flexible. Yet it is his flexibility that got him the nomination, alongside potential fears of either Cadaval or Garcia leaving the PSSG, cementing Obregón as a compromise candidate between the two. In any case, he has already set forth on the campaign trail, looking to also unite the party, inviting the socialists aligned with Garcia and the Social Patriots aligned with Cadaval to join in campaigning.
Ultimately Obregón has campaigned on a moderate platform, calling for more efforts to fight rural poverty, continue economic growth and promote a social democratic economy. With the Obregón Campaign focusing on appealing to moderates who are considering voting PSSG, the youth vote and appealing to the left wing vote, there is some hope the PSSG can make solid ground but ultimately it's still too early to predict who will win come October.
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