The candidate for the Broad Front, Yamandú Orsi, He spoke at a campaign event in Rivera and took the opportunity to shoot against the government of Luis Lacalle Pou by claiming that there is an absent State and that “the people are helpless”; the politician’s comments come amidst questions from the political spectrum regarding his refusal to participate in forums or discussions with other presidential candidates.
During his tour in the Mines and Rivera, The candidate ended the day with a campaign event where he questioned the current administration. There, he said that the State “has withdrawn” and “has left people helpless.”
“That’s how they have withdrawn from some clinics, as they don’t attend to us and there are no medicines, because in reality what they decided at the beginning is to cut everything because they had to save and shrink the deficit”, the candidate said. “It’s one thing if you cut back on some kind of promotion, but it’s another thing if you cut back on education or health, it’s not all the same,” he added.
Meanwhile, her running mate, Carolina Cossewho urged institutions to “do what they have to do.” “Before we start thinking about wonderful solutions, institutions have to fulfill their responsibility because it is what they owe to the population,” he stressed.
Criticism of Orsi for his silence
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.
For his part, 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?”
Source: Ambito
