After the president Luis Lacalle Pou change his mind about casting the bronze eagle of the graff spee for a sculpture of a dove of peace, just two days after its announcement, the various reactions of the actors in the political arc did not wait.
The senator and leader of Town meeting, Guido Manini Rioswho at this time was considering the possibility of sending a bill that would prevent the destruction of the symbol of the Nazi Germanyexpressed through Twitter that the change of position of the president were “good news“.
Along the same lines, Senator broad front (FA), Enrique Rubiopositively valued the cancellation of the artistic project, and said: “Good for the president because, before the cry (popular), back off“.
The plastic artist himself who was going to carry out the conversion of the eagle into a sculpture of a dove of peace, Pablo Atchugarryused the networks of the Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art (BRUISE) to refer to it.
“This initiative, the communication of which generated controversy in the Uruguay, it was definitely canceled“He indicated, and maintained that it is a decision that he shares”because a symbol of peace and union cannot be born from discord“.
Atchugarry hinted that he would, however, continue to carve the piece of the dove of peace in marble from carrarasince he slipped that he would continue “the construction of a symbol of peace that helps us get closer to that ideal.”
The deputy Gustavo Olmos crossed Lacalle Pou for “installing” the theme of the Graf Spee
The FA deputy, Gustavo “Tato” Olmosquestioned Lacalle Pou for having called a press conference two days ago to announce the conversion of the old part of the German warship.
According to the Frente Amplio legislator, at the worst moment of the water crisis and “the day after his embarrassing absence at the act of recognition of victims of State terrorism,” President “makes us talk about the eagle of the Graf Spee“.
The deputy went further and recalled when “at the worst of the Covid-19 crisis”, the senator Sergio Botanaof the National Party“he got us talking about zero alcohol”.
Source: Ambito
