The lawyer, classified as “media” by his detractors, spoke with Ambit through a video call that he gave from his car, a sign of how dizzying the campaign has been.
Do you feel that in these last few days of the campaign, the focus has shifted a bit from getting to Sunday and seeing who wins each primary, and instead, everyone is already thinking about what the formula will be.
– It’s always like this, Uruguayan He tends to be very ahead of things. When you get married they ask you when you are going to have your first child. In this it is the same. That’s why perhaps I’m the only one who has had a more cautious position and I said let’s play the game on Sunday, let’s look at the numbers and then see how we continue. It seems to me that this is a discussion to have after seeing the numbers, not before. There is a desperation, an anxiety to take the next step without having taken the first.
Do you have an ideal of how this issue should be resolved in the Colorado Party?
– No, the only thing I think is that it should be a formula that it be completed with someone who will boost our chances for October. That is the only criterion I have.
Not necessarily with the candidate who comes second, as other forces are debating?
– Not necessarily. I’m not saying no or yes, I’m simply saying that it is not the only option.
A few days ago you spoke of the electoral desperation of some of your internal contenders. Do you think that all the current candidates will be able to join together in a unified project for October?
– Yes, on my part, without any problem. Whether the rest can or not is a question for them. I have the freedom and peace of mind of not having criticised any teammate personally or in any way. So I’m calm on Sunday and I’m ready for whatever is necessary afterwards.
Were you surprised by the tone of the campaign?
– Much and more for us who, at least during this century, have always been english knights with all the campaigns and this one was not of that tone, which is not like us.
Do you think that could have an impact on the electorate?
– Yes. The voter does not want to see us fight among ourselves, he wants to see us together to compete with him. Broad Front, all together. And rejects any situation of internal war, which tends to be over personal issues and not for the greater common objective of continuing with a coalition government.
In an interview you gave as an example, talking about the communication style of your campaign, the campaign that Javier Milei had in Argentina…
– Campaigns always have an inevitable territorial component. You have to have candidates in the departments so that they can vote for you. But the reality is that politics in the world and in the region is moving towards a situation closer to public opinion than to the structures that used to suddenly bring in the votes. In a time of less communication, less globalization, the opinion of the local leader had a very important weight, which in times of more globalized communication has decreased. And I give the example of Milei because he won in some provinces to which he never went and had no reference. The structures have lost relative weight in the equation of electoral campaigns.
These days there was a lot of controversy about the economic teams that the other parties would bring to the government. Do you have your own candidate or reference designed for that area?
– I am not in a position today to appoint a Minister of Economy, nor would I. He is giving us a great hand Miguel Vieytes. Miguel announced that he had spoken with Luis Mosca, who is here to help in the campaign after June 30, which I would greatly appreciate. He is a brutal guy.
Besides, whoever wins the election, whoever it is, on Sunday will have the support of all party colleagues, from all sectors. There is plenty of equipment here. Ours is very good and so is everyone else’s. I, in turn, also have some collaborators who are in private activity, of great importance. prestige, who is clearly not publicly involved in political activity. But if he wins a national election, he could join.
The government has achieved improvements in several economic indicators. If you had to mention two or three aspects in which you think there is still room to do in the economic issue, what would they be?
– The economy is where the government is doing best out of all the country’s issues. It is one of the highest points of the government. Uruguay It has a lot to do with the management of the economy, the stability What I do believe is that it was a government that was too concerned with balance and that sometimes we could have done better in the social sphere. Balance is always at odds with times of need.
I think it’s the best place in government and it’s the one I would continue to do almost untouched, frankly. Besides, Lily Arbeleche It is very firm, to the point of firmness that its name sounds to accompany the formula (of Alvaro Delgado in it National Party). This is not due to his political career or his enormous communication skills, but rather to the trust he represents in the management of a key issue in the country. And I believe that Pablo Mieres, in labor relations, has been very complementary. This hard, technical vision that takes care of the balance sheets had a good counterpoint with a slightly more sensitive vision from the Minister of Labor.
How do you imagine your Monday?
– I hope it’s a Happy Monday, That is what I expect. I hope it is a happy Monday in which we are happy with the result and that we are excited about having the best future. I will be, no matter what happens, as I have always been. My commitment remains intact.
Source: Ambito
