The Frente Amplio candidate will also not participate in the panel of the Confederation of Business Chambers at the Expo Prado.
The strategy that the candidate for the Presidency of Uruguay by the Frente Amplio (FA), Yamandú Orsinot to participate in forums and debates with other candidates heading to the elections The October 2018 elections have not only been a breeding ground for criticism and chicanery from his coalition rivals; they have also generated growing unrest in business circles where the figure of the former mayor of Cannelloni.
The opposition’s stance of not debating with the candidates of the coalition parties or in small venues in exchange for making rounds and having closer contact with citizens has become one of the central aspects of Orsi’s campaign. But his absence from large and traditional events has drawn the attention of many and, in other cases, has directly generated unrest..
This is particularly the case entrepreneurship which, almost historically, has always had the opportunity to have a “one-on-one” with the candidates and listen to the proposals of all political parties regarding each sector of economic activity. Events, panels and forums to which Orsi, Unlike what happened in the run-up to the primaries on June 30, he has been absent—with warning—constantly.
The most recent situation is occurring around the presentation of the Confederation of Business Chambers in the Prado Expowhich, once again, would have the FA candidate’s chair empty, according to what was learned Scope. “Everyone always goes there, it would be a disgrace if he didn’t go,” said business people; however, the decision by the left-wing coalition has already been made, despite the fact that the president of the Confederation, Diego O’Neill met with the candidate and his team.
The question is what will weigh more in the balance of public opinion: On the one hand, the polls have been giving good numbers to the Broad Front and Orsi He was projected as a candidate well received in the business world due to his moderate character within the opposition. But, on the other hand, the decision not to confront in scenarios where, empirically, he would be at a numerical disadvantage of four to one, would distance him from that conciliatory and reliable image.
The questioning of President Luis Lacalle Pou
One of those who has strongly criticized Orsi During this first stage of the campaign for the national elections, it was the president himself Luis Lacalle PouIn this sense, he pointed out that “one can go through life without speaking, without making a commitment and without debating.”
“One can go on without saying anything. Obviously, when one speaks and makes a commitment, one is a slave to those words,” countered the president, and fired: “I don’t understand any other way of being in political activity than by making a commitment, because otherwise, how could I ask for their vote if I came and didn’t tell them what I was going to do?”
This is the second time in 15 days that the president has elliptically criticized Orsi. The previous time was on July 30 during an event of the Union of Exporters of Uruguay (UEU), in the midst of a barrage of questions from the ruling party against the Frente Amplio for not attending debates against the four candidates of the coalition.
“I wasn’t one of the best students, but when I didn’t go to an exam and I acted like a jerk, it was because I had ruined almost all the balls,” Lacalle Pou joked at the time.
Source: Ambito
