President Luis Lacalle Pou questioned the false complaint against Yamandu Orsi by pointing out that “it is very easy to fit in,” but he pointed out against the position of the Wide Front to accuse the National Party of being behind the accusation by pointing out that “the accusation is as serious as saying that there is a partisan political operation.”
For the president, Orsi “is giving back in the same way as what he criticizes,” when referring to the statements of the former mayor of Canelones, who assured that “there are forces that operate, getting into the inside of another.”
The president assured at a press conference that “it is very easy to screw up” and countered that “we already know that the retraction is coming late, that it generated problems with family, with friends,” so he considered that “those things must be cut out.” a”.
However, he did not miss the opportunity to defend the National Party of the Broad Front accusations. “The false accusation about the presidential candidate is so serious Orsi, how to return by saying that there is a partisan political operation. “If you have data, you have to give it,” the president launched.
For Lacalle Pou “Shades of doubt cannot be generated” and he stated: “If someone believes or understands that there are elements to say that there is a political operation, let them say so and go with the elements.”
The head of state stated that “he who supposedly wanted to win does not win and he who wanted to lose does not lose” in these situations and defended “the democratic process”, when pointing out: “That house is on fire, the entire system is on fire together.”
Álvaro Delgado expressed his solidarity with Orsi
Before the president’s statements, the white candidate, Alvaro Delgado, He expressed his support for Orsi regarding the false complaint, in line with the political arc.
“I spoke with him on the phone, telling him that I sympathized with this situation and that it was a good thing that the Justice Department resolved it, as a guarantee for everyone,” Delgado said about his conversation with the former mayor of Canelones.
The former Secretary of the Presidency pointed out that “the Uruguayans deserve one election campaign with a level, with a firm debate of ideas, yes, of course, because we are choosing different paths but, at least on my part, no grievances or getting involved with personal issues or raising my voice.”
Source: Ambito
