The president of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Poutogether with the director of Sembrando (and her now ex-partner), Lorraine Ponce de Leonand the Defense Minister, Javier García, visited aceguá to join the commemoration of 160th anniversary of the border city in the department of long hill. The team of authorities arrived in a helicopter and was received by the mayor of the department, José Yurramendi, with whom they toured.
In a press conference, President Lacalle Pou referred to the social security reform and was also questioned by the criticism of the mayor of Canelones, Yamandú Orsi, about his comments on the state of the Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo Institute (IAVA). “There is a lack of knowledge of what public education is, which is logical, because if you never set foot in a public teaching center and you still have the luxury of cutting the budget,” Orsi said last week in reference to the president.
“It happened, like that Happy Sunday program. Passed”, Lacalle Pou responded with humor to the journalists present. Despite the insistence of the journalist from Melo’s Voice Silvia Techera, the president preferred not to refer to Orsi’s position.
As for the social security reform project that will be voted on in the Deputies this Monday, the president highlighted the ability of the ruling party to work together and carry out the project.
“What the coalition did was reach an agreement, reach a project and have the courage and bravery to carry it out. Not measuring whether or not it is convenient, “said the president. “What’s more, for many years, at least 15 or more, the entire political system has said that a social security reform is urgent,” he added.
About the pension reform
The president also referred to the importance of taking strong measures to ensure the social security and well-being of future generations.
“If one realizes a problem that the country has and society has in the future, if it is so serious that it is called urgent, if social security, retirement and pensions of future generations are in danger, one must do it,” he concluded.
