The President of the Republic cast his vote in a new circuit and referred to the latest political issues in the country.
President Luis Lacalle Pou cast their vote in the internal elections that will define the sole candidates of each party that will compete for the next government of Uruguay, and expressed his joy for a new democratic day: “Voting is always very nice,” he said.
The president voted before 11:30 and pointed out his nerves: “They are beautiful nerves of democracy, people from different places, with different ideologies, different feelings. Something as powerful as the citizen decision is that must be made with great humility and with a lot of responsibility.”
In that sense, the president assured that he prefers to “take a backseat” and leave the pre-candidates for the National Party in the foreground and assured that he spoke with some pre-candidates, among them, with Alvaro Delgado“The protagonists are the candidates and one has to continue governing the country until March 1,” he explained.
Meanwhile, regarding the future of his administration, the president assured that he wants to finish it as he began. “My last day in office has to be very similar to the first in terms of dedication, affection and desire because obviously one gets tired,” the president remarked.
Regarding his political future, the president assured that he would focus, first of all, on his personal life. This has been one of the reasons why he decided to move, as he commented, to be able to be closer to his children, specifically six blocks away.
In this regard, the president was asked about his move from the presidential residence in El Prado to an apartment in Carrasco, Montevideo. “I wanted to be closer to my children, I am now six blocks away. I also like soft landings, little by little,” he explained regarding the fact that he only has eight months left in the government to complete. Uruguay.
Source: Ambito
