A large group of leaders from the ruling party and the opposition came to the wake of Adrian Pena to say a final goodbye to the senator of the Colorado Party, died last night in a road accident in Cannelloni, event that generated consternation in the Uruguayan political arc.
The wake was attended by the president Luis Lacalle Pou, who upon arriving at the Rogelio Fernández Hall, in San Bautista, embraced the former president Julio María Sanguinetti, referent of the PC, who lamented the “enormous loss” of Peña, whom he defined as “a tireless worker,” after his tragic end.
Lacalle Pou highlighted that “he learned very quickly” and appreciated that he was “very popular in a good way” in Canelones, while highlighting “his humor”, although he said that “it did not take away from his firmness in his proposals.” The vice president said something similar Beatriz Argimón, who spoke of “a very sad day,” pointing out Peña as “someone I could count on in the moments when negotiations had to be done.”
The pre-candidates praised the memory of Adrián Peña
Although Peña was a member of the Colorado Party and aspired to the Mayor of Canelones, he garnered praise from all the pre-candidates, who suspended their activities this Friday. From the Broad Front, Yamandú Orsi He highlighted “the timely joke and the good vibes” of the senator “at the moments when we were most distant from the point of view of positions.”
“He was one of those who always answered the phone. She speaks of an intensity and a passion for politics. He had no pause. Canelones loses a reference and so does the Colorado Party,” Orsi assessed at a press conference.
From the FA, the candidate Carolina Cosse He remembered him as “a very active person, perhaps too much so” and admitted that “without giving up his ideas, he always tried to build bridges.”
Meanwhile, the candidate for National Party, Álvaro Delgado, He shared that vision by pointing out that “his life was politics, chickens and family.” “I want to remember him in that attitude of a composer, always with a joke, with a joke and with a solution,” added the former Secretary of the Presidency. as he approached to pay his respects.
In turn, the PC candidate, Robert Silva, He highlighted him as “a young person, a great worker and good person”, while asking to honor him and recognize how much he gave to the party and our political sector (Ciudadanos).
Among the hierarchs, the Minister of the Environment, Robert Bouvier, Peña’s successor when he resigned from that position in January 2023, he appreciated that the senator “carried out his work brilliantly, with honesty, with responsibility and a lot of dedication” and added: “Today we see the entire political spectrum feel the loss. It is Adrián’s best legacy.”
Source: Ambito
