The former vice president and Minister of Economy and Finance was fired by leaders from across the political spectrum.
The former vice president Danilo Astori He was buried with the honors of Minister of State in the La Teja Cemetery, in a ceremony that included the participation of his family, activists and representatives of the Broad Front.
In an emotional event, those close to the leader of Uruguay Assembly They said their last goodbye, after the wake that took place in the Hall of the Lost Steps of the Parliament, in which leaders from across the Uruguayan political spectrum came to pay their respects, including the president Luis Lacalle Pou.
The coffin was in legislative Palace between 10 and 13, where leaders and former leaders of different political parties recognized the figure of the Broad Front leader, who was part of Parliament until November 2022, when he resigned due to health problems.
During this course, in addition to Lacalle Pou, leaders such as the Minister of Economy and Finance attended. Azucena Arbeleche; the vice president Beatriz Argimón; the Minister of National Defense, Javier García; the Minister of Labor and Social Security (MTSS), Pablo Mieres; The ex-president Julio María Sanguinetti; and the former president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Enrique Iglesias.
The farewell of the Broad Front
Subsequently, the funeral procession was received by militants of the Wide Front on Colonia Street and at the headquarters of Uruguay Assembly, where Astori He was applauded and applauded, until ending at the funeral with Minister of State honors, in the La Teja Cemetery.
In the previous one, the last meaningful speech was given by the senator José Carlos Mahía, who highlighted the former vice president. “You were always in the difficult ones, with intellectual honesty. You never, ever measured political costs or had minor calculations,” he highlighted.
Furthermore, he echoed his fanaticism for National and his passion for Carnival. “Surely today you are going to be in Delgado, cheering on the Bolso. Surely you are going to be with Dios Momo in the next Carnival singing the couplets of La Falta. Surely you are going to be in every Frente Amplista, building that victory that you announced to us in recent weeks. With reason and heart, see you always Danilo,” he said. Mahia.
Source: Ambito
