Only 8 votes separated the Libertarian Party of their goal of participating in the general elections in October, in a sign that in Uruguayfor the moment, the libertarian phenomenon that the Argentine embodies Javier Milei it is still far from catching on.
The political force presented lists in Montevideo, Maldonado and Leap and obtained a total of 492 votes in the internal elections of June 30, when the limit established by electoral law is 500 votes.
“This result does not mark the end of our struggle but the beginning of a new stage,” the Libertarian Party said in a statement issued after the official completion of the vote count. “We recognize this setback as an opportunity to grow, learn and strengthen our convictions. The ideas of freedom will not be silenced by an electoral result,” it added.
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The Libertarian Party also defined the lines of action to follow after the defeat in the internal elections.
“We will maintain a critical view of the electoral process and the proposals of other parties,” they informed their followers, thanking them for “their trust.” “We will fearlessly denounce any attempt to restrict the freedoms of Uruguayans, because our struggle transcends the elections, it is a battle for the future of our nation,” they stressed.
The proposals of the Uruguayan libertarians
One of the initial proposals of the Libertarian Party It was the defense that coastal merchants can cross to Argentina and import without limits merchandise that they acquire at low cost through the exchange difference that existed between the two countries at the end of last year, when the political force was launched.
Libertarians also defend the search for progress in the country “without politicians to prevent it”, thus proposing “less State, less taxes, less regulations and less public spending, and more freedom.”
At the same time, according to reports, they are raising a decentralization in all areas and that decisions do not fall on a small group of high-ranking politicians, but on the elected politicians of each area.
Source: Ambito
