The presidential candidate of National Party (PN), Alvaro Delgadoarranged the announced post-election meeting with the until yesterday rival candidates within the official alliance and Republican Coalition defined its programmatic agreement for the runoff against Yamandu Orsiof the Wide Front (FA).
This Monday, from 2:00 p.m. Delgado held a meeting with the president of the Colorado Party (PC), Andres Ojeda; the one of Open Town Hall (AC), Guido Manini Ríos; that of Independent Party (PI), Pablo Mieres; and that of Environmental Constitutional Party (PCA), Eduardo Lustwho after leaving CA in 2023 announced that his new political force would remain within the coalition.
From 4:00 p.m., the technical teams of all the presidential candidates met in the same place to reach a common plan on issues such as the economy, education and public security, among others. The representative for the PN was Agustín Iturralde; the one on the PC Matias Bordaberry; by CA was Marcos Methol; Javier Lasida by the PI; and Luján Criado by the PCA.
After the leaders’ meeting, Mieres confirmed at a press conference that there will be joint events between the coalition partners that will take place “probably in three events”, in addition to the events of each party.
Regarding the priorities raised by the PI at the meeting, Mieres clarified that the axes are around the treatment of child poverty, as well as the reduction of dropouts in secondary education and the possibility of a subsidy for cessation of activity for self-employed workers, among others. related to the debureaucratization of the State and transparency.
For his part, Lust stressed that “there are issues that the coalition does not address and neither does the Frente (Amplio)” such as the one related to the environment, but that he will insist that care for the environment be incorporated into the common program, as well as some issues. legal aspects such as “the respectful application of investment law”.
Lust, like Mieres, assured that there was no talk of executive positions during the meeting and recalled that he said that if he reached Parliament, the PCA’s support for the coalition would be “legislative.” “We do not have negotiation, we come to offer what we think is positive about our party and we see that the Republican Coalition does not address it,” he said in reference to the environmental problem.
Senator Manini Ríos told the media that “there is clearly the conviction to work for the triumph of the Republican Coalition” and that the main proposals that his political force brought forward are linked to the fight against drug trafficking and the “prevention” of drug consumption. among others linked to the debtor plebiscite and national MSMEs.
“Our spirit is always dialogue-oriented, seeking to have a fine agreement. We are going to present our proposals and then comes the negotiation,” he explained.
“The coalitionist spirit stands out”
Colorado Ojeda, who achieved an important portion of votes within the alliance, highlighted last night’s event in Plaza Varela along with the other official candidates, and stated that after the day “the coalitionist spirit” of everyone stands out.
“We came to this to achieve a second coalition government, we are not going to let go of that hard work when there is less than a month left (for the runoff),” Ojeda commented.
Regarding the priorities raised by his party, the lawyer emphasized: “Obviously, security is a priority.” In that sense, he said that work would also have to be done regarding mental health, although he clarified that he does not like to talk about “non-negotiables.”
Asked about the FA majority in Parliament, Ojeda expressed that “no one has a parliamentary majority”, since “Uruguay has two Chambers” and “one is not enough, there is no half parliamentary majority.”
“We are going to have a Front (Broad) with a half majority in the Senate, but completely radical. Today the commitment to balance, the commitment to dialogue, the commitment to building a majority in Parliament is assured with the Republican Coalition,” he commented.
Source: Ambito
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