The Minister of Labor and Social Security assured that the statements of the Frente Amplio presidential candidates do not coincide with reality.
He Minister of Labor and Social Security (MTSS), Pablo Mieresaccused the presidential candidates of Broad Front (FA) of “repeating lies” within the framework of what was the 53rd anniversary of the founding of that political force, whose celebration took place in the city of DoveDepartment of Rocha.
In an interview with Telemundo, the head of the MTSS said that the words of the four Frente Amplista presidential candidates, who harshly criticized the government, especially in economic and public security matters, refer him to what the opposition said during the campaign against the law. of urgent consideration (LUC).
At that time, according to Mieres, the FA “started talking about express evictions and privatization of education, saying things that are not true.” “It seems that the slogan of a man who said that a lie repeated a hundred times becomes true,” in reference to the former Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda of Nazi Germany, Joseph Goebbels.
“I am very surprised. The concern that arises in me is that things are beginning to be said that do not correspond to reality,” the minister said regarding the criticism made by the mayors Andrés Lima, Carolina Cosse, Yamandú Orsi and the Senator Mario Bergara regarding citizen security.
“Insecurity during the FA governments did nothing but grow radically,” said Mieres, who added: “All crime indicators measured with the same criteria and by the same people that were measured in their government indicate that has improved,” he insisted.
“We have a problem with drug trafficking”
On the other hand, the leader acknowledged that “without a doubt” the country has a problem with drug trafficking, but that this also concerns a problem that has a global nature. “It is a very serious global problem that must be addressed,” he admitted.
However, he recalled that last November the government convened all political parties with parliamentary representation to establish a common line and an agreement on the matter.
Regarding employment and salaries, the minister said that in this aspect things are also better than when the FA left the government before the pandemic. “We bank the pandemic, we bank the droughtand today there are better jobs and higher salaries than when they governed,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
