He Broad Front presented its brand new candidate for the Senate, Blanca Rodriguez, She left journalism to get involved in politics and said: “I am convinced that it is the best tool to work and change reality.”
“The best Uruguay We did it together,” said Rodriguez during the ceremony. MPP in the Seregni’s footprint, which was attended by the former president Jose Mujica, after being discharged after being hospitalized in Casmu, in the context of its fight against cancer.
“I don’t believe in a policy that ‘divides’, I believe in a policy that goes to meet those who don’t think like us,” said the former host of Subrayado during her speech, where she considered that “differences should be argued from a place that does not resort to insult and disqualification.”
Thanks to Mujica and Topolansky
“I am very happy at this moment when my formal entry into the Broad Front. “And may that happen in this house, with the persistent and convincing encouragement of former President Mujica, who we are happy to have with us today, and Lucia Topolansky”, Rodríguez said, thanking them both for “the generosity that leads them to spend every minute of their time thinking about the future of this country.”
“I arrive as independent. That has been a characteristic that Pepe and Lucía have especially emphasized and I thank them for that openness, which shows that the Front is truly Broad,” said the new candidate for senator.
And he added: “I arrive as women. As such, I know the hardships of our reality. Because of that condition, we all know that they are especially exposed. I arrive as mother. As such, I am aware of the concerns of families regarding the future of their children. Hopefully, with actions, we can temper these concerns.”
“I arrive as feminist. With the conviction that the Uruguayan State must guarantee equal opportunities for all of us,” he added about his agenda and said: “I come here as left-wing Christian. With the conviction that the Frente Amplio is the only left-wing force capable of sowing these values and also of conquering a different life. I come here to defend and support the struggle for “Truth and Justice.”
“Until now, I have dedicated myself to asking questions. From now on, I will dedicate myself to finding the answers,” Rodríguez concluded about his previous role as a journalist.
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Mujica defined her as “a figure who can make history”
Taking the floor Mujica, He praised the new leader and said: “We decided to offer her the second place on the list Senate. He will enter through the front door and will serve to enrich the Senate, which it badly needs.”
“We thought that if this lady entered through the main door of the Senate, it would be an honour for us and a huge opportunity for the FA to project itself into the future. We knew that we were granting an important figure for the next 25 years, one of those who can make history,” said the former president.
Mujica, who was discharged this afternoon after being hospitalized in Casmu, He said: “We are seeking this opportunity for the Frente Amplio and for the time to come. I am aware that I belong to the farewell, which must watch over what is to come. Because the struggle continues.”
“Politics is not a business. It is a passion that you either have it or you don’t. We don’t come here for what we’re going to win or what they’re going to give us. We come here because we’re convinced,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
