The Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgado defended the government’s management by being the speaker this Tuesday at the traditional lunch of the Association of Marketing Leaders, where the presence of the entire cabinet of ministers, in addition to several mayors and legislators from all the parties that make up the government coalition, caught the attention of those present, in one of the busiest activities of the cycle.
Organization sources told Ambit that the turnout of businessmen who purchased tables also exceeded all expectations. “We had to leave people outside, because they wouldn’t enter the room,” they mentioned. In his speech, Slim highlighted the performance of the multicolor coalition during the administration of Luis Lacalle Pou and mentioned Wide Front in relation to the 15 years of government, questioning that this force when it was in government had “time, money and power” to change the country. “What he did not do is what he did not want.”
“He had time, money and power. He had time, 15 years in the government; He had power, because in the 15 years he had a parliamentary majority; and he had money, because most of the 15 years he had a tailwind,” said the Secretary of the Presidency.
“The first thing we did was tidy up the house, no more no less, do what had to be done,” he indicated. Slim, which in this line highlighted the importance of Urgent Consideration Law (LUC), educational transformation, international insertion and the fight against crime, among other points.
The decision for the future and his candidacy
Without confirming his probable candidacy, which has him leading the polls within the National Party, Delgado did not avoid expressing political opinions about the electoral option that the Uruguayans next year.
“In one year we have to choose: either we continue on the path of development and transformation forward with certainty or return to a country that slows down to the rhythm of assemblies, that equalizes downwards and divides between good and bad and fills us with uncertainties. “said the leader, pointing out against the opposition. In this sense, he insisted that the Wide Front It has to “be clear.”
“What is going to happen with the pickets and occupations? Are they going to repeal the social security system? Are unions going to run education again? “Is support for the police going to be repealed and insulting them will no longer be a crime?” questioned the leader, referring to aspects included within the LUC.
In any case, he clarified that Saturday will be the opportunity to make the announcement, he said. Slim. “The decision or not to be a candidate is one of the most important of my life. “I am going to announce the decision at the Aire Fresco congress on Saturday,” he added and said that this is a decision that involves his family.
The five axes
Slim made a specific section on the axes that the next coalition government must include in its programmatic proposal. Among them he mentioned an “ambitious pro-competitiveness agenda” with the intention of modernizing labor relations and generating greater access to markets.
Secondly, he mentioned the existence of “a simpler State at the service of the people,” which includes the Artificial intelligence, as one of the new technologies, and also emphasized that Uruguay It must be cheaper. “The next coalition government must, thus, generate a lower cost of living for the population,” said the leader.
Finally, the Secretary of the Presidency maintained that a “social protection model with emphasis on early childhood and child poverty, the promotion of birth rates and immigration, and addressing a comprehensive program for people with disabilities” must be delved into. , he added.
Retirement reform: “We will campaign”
“We are not going to speculate, we are going to be clear, we are going to campaign against this plebiscite,” he announced. Slim when expressing his position in relation to the social security reform plebiscite promoted by the union confederation PIT-CNT and some sectors of Broad Front.
In conclusion, Slim He pointed out that the government coalition is heading into the electoral process “with the peace of mind” that they fulfilled what they had promised and that “it was worth changing.”
Source: Ambito
