The former Secretary of the Presidency will throw himself into the campaign as a presidential pre-candidate for the National Party in search of a second term.
President Luis Lacalle Pou fired from the government former Secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgadoensuring that he “was a great companion in difficult times” and wished him success in his new stage as presidential candidate of the National Party (PN).
The head of state pointed out this afternoon through his X account (formerly Twitter) that for many years he has been “walking” alongside Slim, and that he “was a great partner in management at all times, especially in the most difficult ones.” On a personal level, the president valued the former secretary’s “enormous tranquility,” as well as “an extraordinary negotiating and almost unlimited work capacity.”
For its part, Slim He thanked the President of the Republic for the trust he placed in him, stating that they had to share “good and bad things,” but that he found them “always putting Uruguayans first.” The PN candidate stated that the current government administration “began a transformation and did what had to be done.” “It was an honor to serve Uruguay“I leave with the peace of mind of knowing that we gave everything,” he concluded. Slim in his response.
“The government put Uruguay on its feet and on the path to development”
Immediately afterwards, through the same social network, Slim expressed that “today is a very special day,” and that he leaves the Secretary of State with the certainty that the government led by Lacalle Pou “put the Uruguay stood up and began to walk towards development.
“My role is now to continue along the path of transformation from another place, because in the next election we are at risk for the type of country we want,” he said. Slimwho added that from now on he will dedicate himself “fully to the campaign to secure a new coalition government”, and “to continue carrying out Uruguay forward”.
Source: Ambito
