The president of the Frente Amplio believes that the political force has four “powerful” candidates and that the former president’s words do not help unity.
He president of the Frente Amplio (FA), Fernando Pereirabelieves that the former president José Mujica “made a mistake” by dismissing the electoral possibilities of the mayor of Montevideo and presidential candidate, Carolina Cossein a possible runoff with the National Party (PN).
Mujicaleader of Popular Participation Movement (MPP)which promotes the presidential pre-candidacy of Mayor of Canelones, Yamandú Orsipointed out in the last few hours that “Cosse is very good”, but that “she doesn’t beat the whites” because “they don’t support her in the interior” of the country.
Regarding these comments, the mayor of the capital preferred to avoid a public discussion with the former president and expressed at a press conference: “It’s Pepe, right? Everything is fine, we love him very much.”
Last Friday, in a conversation with radio Sarandí, the president of the FA explained that the political force will present four “powerful candidates” for the next internal elections and that the words of Mujica They do not contribute to the unity of the party.
Asked about the intentions of the former head of state with his statements, Pereira replied: “I think he did not magnify himself, but only he can know that. Mujica“. “We all saw episodes of Mujica with harsh statements that were uncomfortable for the FA,” he recalled.
“Mujica and Lula are the two most influential leaders in Latin America”
“Mujica He is one of the two most influential leaders of Latin AmericaWith Lula (Da Silva)“Pereira said before adding: “Mujica He can talk to any leader in the world, he can talk to Lula face to face, and he can talk to the president of Bolivia and with different references from the left and those who are not from the left,” he asserted.
“I think that Mujica “You should admit your mistake,” said Pereira and added that “many times you have to know how to back down” as a political leader. “Carolina (Cosse) is a candidate of great strength and importance within the FA, with a lot of internal support.” , he pointed out in this regard.
Source: Ambito
