Uruguay Update: Broad Front Candidate Confident of Becoming President
Uruguayan presidential candidate Yamandu Orsi, Nov. 24, 2024. X/ @Unionradionet
November 24, 2024 Hour: 11:01 am
The Uruguayan presidency is disputed between Alvaro Delgado (Colorado Party) and Yamandu Orsi (Broad Front).
On Sunday, 2.7 million Uruguayan citizens will participate in the second round of the presidential elections. The voting will take place from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM local time, and by around 9:30 PM, consulting firms are expected to present their first projections.
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The Uruguayan presidency is disputed between two candidates. Right-wing politician Alvaro Delgado is the candidate from the ruling coalition, which includes the Colorado Party, Open Cabildo, the Independent Party, and the Constitutional Environmentalist Party.
On the other hand, Leftist politician Yamandu Orsi, who is the Broad Front candidate, is a history professor who previously served as mayor of the province of Canelones from 2015 to 2020. Below are the main events as they occur.
Broad Front candidate Yamandu Orsi confident of winning the elections. After casting his vote, leftist politician Yamandu Orsi explained why he did not run for senator or representative.
“I want to be president of Uruguay. I went there just for that without thinking about other plans. There is only one plan and that is what I am going for. I am going to be an activist all my life and I am going to participate in political activity always,” he said and commented on the narrow lead he has over the Colorado Party candidate.
“Since the runoff election has existed, it is always very even. A runoff election polarizes and until now it has always been very even. Why should it be different?” he said.
Regarding international politics, Orsi said that the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) needs to be injected with a little more dynamism. “It is a mixture of openness in unity. It is a complex balance. Ignoring Mercosur is a blunder,” emphasized the Broad Front candidate.
Lucia Topolansky Calls for Creating a Climate of Dialogue: While accompanying her husband, Jose Mujica, to the polling station, former Uruguayan Vice President Lucia Topolansky urged the winner of the presidential elections to reestablish a culture of dialogue in this South American country.
“The next government’s goal should be to create a climate of dialogue and to engage in dialogue. Its tone must focus on what was lacking during these past five years,” she said.
Topolansky noted that the Broad Front will have a majority in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives, while the right-wing parties will lack a majority in both chambers.
“Behind every legislator is a portion of the people. That is the most respectable aspect of democracy. Dialogue is absolutely necessary,” said Topolansky, who served as vice president from 2017 to 2020.
teleSUR/ JF Sources: EFE – teleSUR
