The Secretary of the Presidency will be a pre-candidate within the National Party and enters the race for next year’s elections.
The Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgado, confirmed that he will be a pre-candidate within the National Party in the elections next year and, hoping to avoid the internal one, he anticipated: “I want to be the next president.”
So, Slim he entered the race for the president’s succession Luis Lacalle Pou and starts as the favorite of the ruling party, in a contest in which today the contenders of the ruling party were made official. Broad Front, the opposing force.
“Yes, I will accept that challenge. I want to be the candidate of National Party, the candidate of the government coalition and I want to be the next president of the Republic,” he expressed Slim by making his pre-candidacy official during an event in Cambadu Park, organized by the sector Fresh air, majority within the PN.
Regarding what he will do with his position, the leader explained that he will resign after a “transition” period, although without specifying a possible date. However, he clarified: “I am not going to speculate, nor do I ask for a license, I am resigning to be a candidate.”
Criticism of the Frente Amplio and defense of the government
Slim He focused on another section of his speech in the Wide Front and assured that today it has the “most radical leadership in its history, without leadership or firewalls”, even daring to mention the recently deceased former vice president Danilo Astori. “We miss Astori and Liber Sergeni,” he said.
Interpelling the militancy present and defending the government, which he recently highlighted for “putting the house in order,” Slim He pointed out: “We are going to have to choose between a country that advances, that aims for growth and development, or a country that regresses to the rhythm of the assemblies and the unions.”
The leader also highlighted that Fresh air It began in 2009 with Lacalle Pou. “It was forming a political movement that pushed the Uruguay change in 2019, for the coalition to win, for the National Party will lead the change, and that Luis, who comes from these bowels, will be the president of the Republic,” he highlighted and concluded: “Today they are putting another challenge on the table, and they are transferring that trust to me.”
Source: Ambito
