The president led the celebrations for democracy, accompanied by members of all Uruguayan political parties.
He President Luis Lacalle Pou led the event for the 40 years of the “Rio de Libertad” (or Obelisk Act), the largest mass demonstration in favor of democracy in the history of the Uruguaywhich occurred on November 27, 1983
This Monday, and based on an idea that arose in the ranks of the Independent Party (PI), seven political parties in the country organized the joint event, which had similar characteristics to the original. In turn, they were summoned on Broad Front (FA); Open Town Hall (CA); he Colorado Party (PC); he People’s Party; he National Party (PN) and the Civic Union.
Young militants from all parties were in charge of reading a common proclamation, and the proclamation read by the actor and writer was transmitted through a giant screen. Alberto Candeau during the 1983 demonstration, accompanied by some images of the moment.
The head of state was accompanied by the former presidents Jose Mujica and Julio María Sanguinettias well as for the Vice President of the Republic, Beatriz Argimón; the Mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosse; he Mayor of Canelones, Yamandú Orsihe Minister of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) and leader of the PI, Pablo Mieres; he Secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgado; among other high-profile party leaders.
The reactions of the political arch to the 40 years of the Río de Libertad
Through his X account (formerly Twitter), the President of the Republic shared a series of images of the event held at the Obelisk of Montevideo.
For her part, through the same social network, the vice president Argimon replied the phrase: “For a Uruguay democratic without exclusions”. SlimOn the other hand, he tweeted that the act invites “to especially value that democracy is not something given,” but rather “it is a collective construction every day that implies respect, dialogue and the commitment of everyone.”
The mayor cosse He described the 1983 event as “impressive”, and recalled that thousands of Uruguayans converged there for a democracy without exclusions. “We have to continue,” he commented on the matter.
Source: Ambito
