He senator and leader of Cabildo Abierto (CA), Guido Manini Ríoshe assured that he was not clear if the President Luis Lacalle Pou wants the current informal government coalition to triumph again in the elections general 2024.
“Lacalle (Pou) “Does he want the coalition to win or doesn’t he?” the lobbying senator asked himself, adding one more question: “Is it useful for him to win the election or is it not useful?” he questioned. Manini Rios in reference to the power game.
Manini Rios He went further and said that, looking to the future, the President of the Republic could be looking after his own political interests to the detriment of the government alliance because “he has a good image, but it is not the same as that of all those who surround”.
Manini Ríos described the FA’s collection of signatures against the retirement reform as a “big mistake”
About the next electionsthe former commander in chief of the National Army stated that “any political mistake” could mean the defeat of the Multicolor Coalitionbut that “two people play here” and that “the other also makes mistakes, in reference to the Broad Front (FA).
The retired military officer pointed out that the FA made the “big mistake” of going out to collect signatures against the social security reform promoted during the current government administration.
In that sense, he assured that the voters’ inclinations will be based on “an addition and subtraction of errors”, so “the one who commits the least will win.” On the other hand, he acknowledged that the Multicolor Coalition “has made mistakes” that “give rise to scandals” and that “sometimes it seems like we are watching a Turkish soap opera.”
Likewise, he indicated that he believes that CA has “fertile ground” to grow during the electoral campaign, and that “if CA votes badly the FA will win”, since “the one who fights for the votes in their field is CA, they are not the whites nor the red ones,” he pointed out in this regard.
Source: Ambito
