The senator from the Vertiente Artiguista, sector of the Frente Amplio, had his request accepted to step aside during the last session of the Upper House.
Until today, the senator of the Artiguista Side, sector of the Broad Front (FA), Enrique Rubioresigned his seat in the Upper House at the age of 80, in a search to generate a renewal in the leadership of his sector.
The now former senator’s request to leave his seat was accepted during the last session of the Senate Chamber, this Tuesday, December 4. The Broad Front received glowing words from legislators from all political parties represented in the Upper House.
After leaving the session, Blond He assured at a press conference that the day produced “mixed situations” and a “bittersweet taste”, but he understands that “cycles have a beginning, a maturation and an end”, so it was necessary to “give room for renewal” within the sector.
Enrique Rubio will focus on Yamandú Orsi’s electoral campaign
“We want this gesture to promote that (the renewal), and secondly we want to focus on next year’s electoral campaign supporting the FA now.” Yamandu Orsiand we don’t have the energy for something so demanding and complex,” the former parliamentarian was sincere.
Regarding the new configuration of the Frente Amplista bench, Blond He indicated that there will be “a renewed bench” after, in addition to himself, the former president of the Republic, José Mujicaand his wife, the former vice president Lucía Topolanksy.
“Very educated colleagues who were on the bench of Deputiesand that they have entered the Senate a long time ago,” said the member of the Artiguista Vertiente.
Blond gave his opinion on what is the key to winning in the next elections general elections of 2024: “Propose a program that is in accordance with citizen demand.” “One aspect (of the program) is a block of State policies,” explained the former legislator, “things that have been around for more than 20 years have to be State policies, for example security, they cannot be party policies, which return point zero every time the government changes,” he pointed out in this regard.
Source: Ambito
