The bench of Citizens decided to get together this afternoon so that later the presidential candidate, Robert Silva, give a press conference at 7:00 p.m. about it. The decision was prompted by the refusal of the Frente Amplio to join the initiative, signatures that the Colorado sector had.
The decline of the Broad Front
Yesterday Broad Front Political Table announced that they would not sign the plebiscite proposed by Citizens. However, they assured that they continue to support the objective of the initiative, although they do not share the method.
“Our votes are going to be in Parliament for any bill that goes in that direction,” said the president of the Broad Front, Fernando Pereirawhen he communicated the result of the vote for the decision of whether or not to support the plebiscite of the health sector. Citizens.
This Thursday, the president of the FA gave some reasons why they decided not to support the proposal. “It’s not just going to the plebiscite, it’s not just having the will, it’s also winning it,” Pereira explained.
“Building that majority gives the impression that it requires greater political agreements and social than those that existed today. For example, it requires conversations with social organizations with whom there was no time to talk: workers, businessmen, organizations that have shown themselves to be very open to the issue of democratizing or rationalizing the State”, he explained.
However, he clarified that all sectors of the Wide Front They agree with the proposal, but do not share the time to carry it out. “On the issue of the text yesterday we were all unanimous. Everyone agrees that this is the way out,” he remarked. There were even sectors of the Frente Amplio that, as soon as the plebiscite was proposed, presented a document to extend it to other sectors of the government.
Source: Ambito
