The president referred to the PASO in the neighboring country in a concise way, although he made clear his intention to strengthen the link.
He President Luis Lacalle Pou referred to the result of the primary elections in Argentina and, although he avoided showing sympathy for any of the candidates, he was in favor of the one “who understands and converges with the interests of the Uruguayans”.
Faced with the inquiry about the PASSED in the neighboring country, where javier milei He was the most voted candidate Lacalle Pou He tried to dodge the question by stating: “It is not for me to give an opinion, it is the Argentines those who elect their government. However, he gave a clue by quoting one of his usual maxims: “There is a phrase that has guided me for many years, which was said by an English gentleman, (Lord) Palmerston, and I repeated it Luis Alberto de Herrera many years ago: ‘Countries have neither permanent friends nor enemies, they have permanent interests’”.
Insisting on this path, the president declared: “Any president of any country who understands and converges with the interests of the Uruguayans”. Far from losing diplomacy, he added: “That is the government that serves us and, since I do not vote, I will wait for the one that comes and we hope to have the best link for the good of the Orientals.”
Tensions in the Coalition with Cabildo Abierto
Lacalle Pou He also talked about the latest tensions with Town meeting, linked with the Accountability. “It would be nice in the future to see that Commitment for the Country, what this coalition did and what it did not comply with what it had committed to”, he pointed out, recalling the program to which the five parties that make up the government subscribed.
In this regard, he admitted that “the ideal is to have a majority until the last day of the government and that this majority be sustained for future electoral processes” and maintained that “sometimes it is believed that a coalition has to be rigid”, but he was contrary. to that concept.
“You will have heard more than once that the coalition has a death certificate: with the budget, with the LUC, with the Accountability, with the social security reform. The coalition was avoiding all these pitfalls, because we are not rigid, we are not tight. We are different parties and as we have nuances, we must leave freedom for each party to express what they think”, he summarized his thought. Lacalle Pou.
However, he clarified that this flexibility must be given “fulfilling the commitments made with the other four parties.” “It’s the way it works, I don’t have the crystal ball, but we’ll see how each one complies and how far we decide to go”, he launched in full swing with Town meeting.
Source: Ambito
