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Albisu and Malaquina resumed dialogue in Salto with a focus on the Republican Coalition
The Salto mayor and the Colorado Party leader held a private meeting to assess the administration’s progress and the political outlook ahead. According to El País, the meeting left open the possibility of Marcelo Malaquina’s future incorporation into the departmental government.
Carlos Albisu and Marcelo Malaquina met in Salto for the first time since 2025, in a closed-door meeting that was read as a sign of rapprochement within the Republican Coalition, according to El País.
According to that outlet, the conversation focused on the current situation of the departmental government and on the need to strengthen the political vehicle ahead of the next electoral scenario. The meeting carried special weight because Malaquina, a Colorado Party figure, is not part of the administration and had remained on the sidelines of municipal management.
El País reported that, according to political sources, the meeting revealed more points of agreement than disagreement on how to address some aspects of the administration. The Colorado Party leader had made known in different circles his reservations about lines of management in the local government, so the face-to-face meeting with Albisu was well received by the coalition leadership.
Still according to El País, after the exchange the possibility remained open that Malaquina could join the Departmental Government in the coming months. Sources close to the administration also told that outlet that talks could continue in the coming days, both to define a possible role in the administration and to organize the political work of the Republican Coalition.
The backdrop to the meeting includes the political reorganization in Salto, with a Broad Front seeking to rebuild its internal cohesion after the electoral defeat and Andrés Lima’s departure from the department to assume the presidency of Mevir, El País reported.
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About this note. Written by El Notero with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on what was published by the cited outlet. El Notero did not conduct its own reporting on this event.
