In case of not accessing the Municipality, strengthen the Ediles bench
As established after the meeting of the Departmental Plenary, a resolution that will surely be confirmed by the Convention soon, the Frente Amplio will go for the top executive position in Cerro Largo in May with three candidates.
If the maximum objective is not achieved, the main representative of La Patriada said that they will seek to have a stronger Bench in the Departmental Board, not only to exercise greater controls on the Municipality but also to lay the foundations for an electoral victory. in May 2020.
“What was resolved in the Plenary at the end of last year ended up fulfilling what had been the goals of the Frente Amplio in terms of having a multiplicity of candidates for the Mayor, reaching 3 specifically, which is the maximum established by the electoral regulations” held Rafael Rivero.
Beyond the quantity, we also opted for diversification, targeting people who can attract votes in different areas. “The entire population knows or knows the profile of each of the candidates. The idea was to have a wide range to capture that voter who cannot go with one, but can go with another. We are not gold coins, there are candidates who have their own imprint and their way of working, just as there are others who do it in a different way. It is the way that we can capture more votes to have a good flow of Ediles” expanded the leader of La Patriada.
END THE HEGEMONY OF THE NATIONAL PARTY
One of the three candidates that the opposition will present for May believes that little by little we must begin to “break” the hegemony of the National Party in Cerro Largo. “We have to make it understood that there is another option. We are not ones to go down to the plain, we are not one of the fights that sometimes break out over microphones. Here ideas, different ways of thinking and working have to count.” he pointed out.
One of the main objectives of La Patriada is to have representation from the Departmental Board. “After the internal assessment that we did a few days ago in the group, taking into account that we started a year and a couple of months ago, we realized that we were able to show a proposal, people supported us internally, we went to the nationals alone , we did not make agreements, and they supported us again with a nice flow of votes. “We don’t want to disappoint all those people, we want to be there, we are willing to work and make a presence on the Board.” commented to THE DIARY PROFESSIONAL.
First of all, the aim is to maintain the voting capital achieved in previous instances and it is possible to make it grow. “We are adding people to the militancy, new citizens have joined who have given us a tremendous hand.”
SHOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY OF DOING POLITICS
Rivero later said that the success of the Broad Front in Cerro Largo depends on each of the candidates showing their way of working if they win the Mayor’s office. “Let’s hope that once and for all people begin to become aware that there is another way of doing politics” he remarked.
The leader of La Patriada has been, for several years, President of the Cerro Largo Cycling Club, an institution in which he has won several titles in international competitions. In political matters, a priori the outlook for the opposition seems complex taking into account the Yurramendi-Morel polarization within the National Party.
“I come from cycling for years and in that field the Cerro Largo Cycling Club never went out to draw or lose, we always went out to win” he emphasized. “This is what we are going to do now: go out and win” he stressed. “If that does not happen, we will have to try to complete the cycle with a good flow of Councilors to strengthen the presence in the Departmental Board, working hard from there even more so knowing that the National Government is going to be in the hands of the Broad Front. ” accurate.
“We want many issues that are sometimes passed over lightly to be raised in the legislative sphere. “We have to analyze them, bring them to the table and achieve good consensus.” said.
“With a stronger Bench, greater control can be exercised over the Executive. The Frente Amplio in Cerro Largo has the foundations now to begin to strengthen itself and to make the break within 5 years” said Rafael Rivero.
