Álvaro Delgado: Leader or greedy? The cost of wanting everything

Finally, Álvaro Delgado had to give in: he wanted to simultaneously seize party and legislative power, but he was left wanting.

Thus, this Monday he announced his resignation from his seat in the Senate, after weeks of intense internal tension within the Partido Nacional.

A rejected leader

In June, when Álvaro Delgado was elected president of Partido Nacional, boos erupted and several delegates left the room, visibly outraged by the outcome of the vote.

During the process, shouts accusing him of being a "traitor" were heard, along with expressions of concern for the future of the political force, with phrases such as "Poor my Partido Nacional," which reflected the deep rejection from a significant part of the party base.

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This rejection is reasonable: in 2022, when he was Secretary of the Presidency, he had proudly stated: "I'm not nor will I be the right wing of Partido Nacional".

The discontent grew even further when, during his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, Delgado chose Valeria Ripoll, a former communist leader and unionist, as his running mate.

Gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins

However, the discontent with Delgado was not limited to his shameful ideological definition. Criticism was also added for his political greed: having clung to his seat in the Senate while presiding over the Board, without performing the legislative function or formally resigning.

His indefinite leave had allowed him to keep both positions and their respective benefits, which caused strong rejection both inside and outside the party. Many leaders demanded that he dedicate himself fully and seriously to his party role.

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The resignation, finally announced this Monday before the Board, came due to pressure, not personal conviction.

What fate awaits Partido Nacional when its top leader disavows being right wing?

Partido Nacional has historically been the main bastion of the right in Uruguay, a political space where conservative, liberal, and nationalist ideas have come together with a clear and defined identity. However, today that identity is fading at an accelerated and concerning pace.

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The fact that the party's top leader is someone who openly declared that "he's not nor will he be the right wing of Partido Nacional" is a clear sign of where the party is heading.

To Álvaro Delgado's ideological definition was added his personal ambition, making it clear that Partido Nacional is in the worst hands.