The benches of the political parties with parliamentary representation resolved not to advance the elections after the fixture of the contest was known.
The benches of the political parties with parliamentary representation resolved not to advance the 2024 internal electionswhich are not mandatory, as they coincide with the development of the America Cup What will be celebrated in USA.
After the contest fixture was known, legislators from all parties agreed that a change of date was not necessary, since they understand that the international soccer tournament will not be a distraction for the normal development of the elections. which will remain dated for Sunday, June 30 of next year.
TheUruguayan Soccer Electioncommanded by the Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsawill finally play in Group C against Panama June 23; against Bolivia June 27; and finally against the local team, USA1st of July.
“It did not merit changing the date”
The senator of the Frente Amplio (FA), Liliam Kechichianwho had suggested bringing forward the votes due to a possible overlap with the football tournament, stated this Monday at a press conference that “in the bench coordination meeting there was a consensus that it did not merit changing it (the date) after having known the fixture “.
For his part, the senator of the Colorado Party (PC), Germán Coutinhoexplained that “on this occasion some specific topic was expected, the Court (Electoral) could have organized it, the political parties could have changed the date.” However, he maintained that “everything indicates that everything is on the way to maintaining everything and everything remaining the same” when it comes to defining the candidates for president and the party authorities. last Sunday of the month of June 2024.
The Colorado legislator pointed out that the date of the parties “does not alter” the elections, so an extra instance of dialogue should not be necessary to “make a decision to modify something as important as the start of the election cycle,” he concluded. .
Source: Ambito
