The ex-president Jose Mujica He referred again to the internal Forehead Broad that will be held in June to define the candidate or candidate who will represent the opposition in the October general elections in Uruguay; and maintained that the candidate for his space, Yamandu Orsi, “He is the only one who can beat the whites.”
Support from Mujica to Orsi is not new, not only because both integrate the same political space within the Broad Front, he Popular Participation Movement (MPP)but because he has already stated it this way on several occasions.
Now, the former president considered that the victory of Orsi in June is the only thing that can lead to an eventual victory in October, against, possibly, the Herrerismo as the predominant sector of the National Party -and Alvaro Delgado as the leader who is best suited to occupy that position, according to surveys.
“Cosse is great but she doesn’t beat the whites because they don’t support her internally, and we lost the (2019) elections internally,” he said, when asked if Carolina Cosse, the mayor of Montevideo and also a Frente Amplista candidate, could not be an option against the government coalition.
In that sense, the MPP leader maintained that “the election is not decided by the Frente Amplistas”, but rather by “the 30 or 40 who go there or come here”, in reference to the undecided “who do not have a party.” For Mujica, Most of these people “are from the interior,” and you cannot present them with “something that is not drinkable.”
Finally, he expressed his wish that a presidential formula made up of both pre-candidates and led by whoever wins the internal Broad Front “if possible.”
“What is best for Uruguay”
Mujica had already referred to the Canarian mayor recently as “what is best for Uruguay” facing the 2024 elections. The former president insisted on his inclination for the Orsi to govern the country and based its support on two pillars: management experience and the need to “look to the future.” inside”, as stated in an interview with Radio Sarandí.
In that sense, he maintained that “there is no practical university for the government,” which is why he highlighted “the experience” of the departmental head, when considering cannelloni as “a small Uruguay”.
Regarding the internal situation, he did not hesitate to point out: “I am going to fight for him. I don’t know if he has a better chance, but I have my inclination.” “I know that to Uruguay what suits you best is Orsi because you have to look inward,” he insisted.
Along these lines, he indicated that “it is necessary decentralize to develop the country” and compared: “A white mayor told me that for every 100 pesos that the central government collects in the interior, 30 come back.” “Everyone talks about decentralization, but if you don’t bring universities and factories inside, you won’t decentralize anything,” he defined his thoughts.
Source: Ambito
