Opposition legislators have already held informal conversations and could take them to Parliament to avoid disincentives to non-mandatory elections.
He Broad Front (FA) analyzes to pose in the Parliament advance the internal elections because these coincide with the development of the Copa America 2024which will be held in USA.
Legislators from the opposition force have already held informal discussions and intend to avoid adding disincentives to elections that, in addition to not being mandatory, are scheduled for the last Sunday of June (June 30, 2024).
From the FA they believe that in a country as passionate about football as Uruguaythe participation of the Uruguayan Soccer Team in the international contest, which will take place between June 20 and July 14 of next year, could leave internal elections in the background, which historically have low participation by the electorate.
The Broad Front senator Liliam Kechichián He conveyed a proposal regarding this to the Vice President of the Republic and President of the General Assembly, Beatriz Argimon. For their part, some leaders of the Multicolor Coalition They would welcome the advancement of the elections.
Vice President Beatriz Argimón considers the proposal to advance the internal elections
The vice president Argimon He assured at a press conference that “it is a legitimate proposal” and that “it is good that we all talk about it.” “(The elections) can be brought forward or postponed for another week, the issue is that they coincide with the final match,” said the member of the National Party (PN)who added that the issue “is complicated.”
In 2012, the Parliament voted almost unanimously to advance the 2014 internal elections to the first Sunday in June due to the participation of the celestial team in the 2014 World Cuporganized by the FIFA in Brazil. The initiative had been promoted by the then deputy Jorge Gandinicurrent senator for the PN.
Source: Ambito
