As far as he could know Ambit, Lacalle Pou also added his claim for “getting out of the corset of Mercosur”, during the traditional annual event organized Freedom Foundation, where the former presidents of Argentina, Mauricio Macri; of Spain, José María Aznar; and of Bolivia, Jorge Quiroga; as well as the former Minister of Economy of Brazil, Paulo Guedes.
At the beginning of his presentation, the president said that he was close to not showing up. “I have 311 days left and I said ‘I don’t have time.’ But then I remembered that this foundation gave me a voice when no one gave me a voice. It allowed me to reaffirm some concepts and learn. It is a pleasure to be here today,” he said.
Regarding this concept, he elaborated: “The Freedom Foundation At the time he did as my mother said. A truth told before its time becomes a heresy. You have to choose whether to be a heretic and fight for the truth or join the current. The Libertad Foundation decided, with its values and principles, to be heretics. And it is shining a light on that freedom in several countries of America”.
When expounding on “the recipe for Uruguay”, considered that it has “a very powerful element that is the social cohesion” and noted: “Without social cohesion there is no possibility of enjoying individual freedom. If everything is not right, it is impossible to be free in the modern world.”
“This recipe that Uruguay has had for a long time and I believe it will continue in 311 days, is the one that has left us satisfied, but never satisfied,” stated the head of state.
The claim for Mercosur and the defense of the State and political parties
During the event, where the chancellor was also present Omar Paganini, Lacalle Pou highlighted the change of government in Argentina after the management of Alberto Fernandez upon Milei’s arrival. “Three months into the government, we were able to complete the dredging 14 meters from the Port of Montevideo, after years of coming and going,” he said.
Regarding the bilateral relationship, he was encouraged to think about the future and expressed: “I am beginning to dream that we will stop being that corset of the Mercosur, which is the fifth most protectionist area in the world.”
“Uruguay wants to play on a big field and let’s hope that the Argentine government, as it has said in the campaign and I have no doubt that it will deliver, insists on a Mercosur that advances. And if not, tell him Uruguay ‘start if you have faith’. To remain immobile in a world that advances so quickly is a delay,” said the head of state.
Regarding the situation in the country, Lacalle Pou He maintained that “there are things that are in the DNA of our country and no one discusses them anymore,” among which he highlighted “a strong state” and clarified: “It does not mean a large State. Surely it doesn’t have to have much dimension to be strong.”
“It means having strong institutions and for this there has to be a clear separation of powers, That is not divorce. There must be a strong democracy and, what I am going to say is not very popular, but we owe it in Uruguay to the political parties. Without them, democracy is more risky,” said the president.
And he wrote: “How difficult it is to enjoy freedom if you live on a ranch and my children do not have a light at the end of the road to strive for. “We have to have a strong State so that the individual can enjoy freedom.”
Regarding his driving style, he noted that “in the first concentric circle, are my values and principles, there are no grays in that”, but then he put in second place “something that is not very fashionable: the government programs, my contract with citizens.”
“The third, and the most difficult to align, is govern for all. I am the president of all Uruguayans, the one who loves me the most and the one who loves me the least. So, how to align values and principles, government program and represent everyone? Obviously it is almost impossible, but at least we have to look for some paths of understanding,” admitted the white reference.
The memory for Sebastián Piñera and praise for Lacalle Pou
The first speaker of the night was the president of Fundación Libertad, Gerardo Bongiovanni, who highlighted the presence of the Uruguayan president, considering him “a great president”, and then gave way to Macri’s presentation.
The former Argentine head of state highlighted Bongiovanni for “defending these ideas when Javier Milei He had not yet been born or was in kindergarten” and valued the “enormous pride” of honoring “a tireless worker” for freedom, in reference to the recently deceased former president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera.
To its turn, Quiroga highlighted the “admired president of Uruguay, who follows in the footsteps of his legendary great-grandfather “Luis Alberto Herrera” and expressed his “healthy envy” for the country and urged “to follow the route of Lacalle Pou.”
Subsequently, he assured that “the future of our region will be defined in Venezuela and Argentina, lacerating corruption”, while questioning Nicolas Maduro due to political instability ahead of the elections in that country.
While, Aznar praised Piñera and then noted: “I believe in democracy compared to any other system. It is of all imperfect systems, the least imperfect. I believe in the rule of law because it is what exemplifies and builds coexistence between citizens.”
“I believe in opportunities based on the right to property and respect for individual rights. I am one of those who believe in responsibility and effort and in leaders committed to their country and have a project in their head. Not in who exercise populism and use their country for their personal projects,” stated the former Spanish president.
Source: Ambito
