In the last few hours, the differences between the government and the opposition have deepened, especially between a sector of the National Party, Herrerismo, and the Broad Front. The main figures of both parties have made strong statements, which seems to deepen even more the “crack” that is mentioned so much in these times.
It all started on Saturday, June 4, when the FA Plenary approved a political declaration in which it states that the coalition government, led by Herrerismo, reaches the middle of the term with an economic and security emergency. The left questioned that the prices of the products of the basic basket increase, poverty increases and expressions of hunger appear, there are more people on the street, wages and pensions fall, the benefits of the Integrated Health System deteriorate, being their The most visible expression is the lack of medicines, and fuels show a 48% increase in two years.
As a result of such a statement by the left, the Minister of Defense, Javier García; as the Secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgado.
García said that the FA issued a “union” statement, and that it was “in tune with who really leads the opposition: the PIT-CNT.”
“After two years of predicting all the evils in the pandemic, they radicalize and divide. They were in government for 15 years and they do not accept defeat. They have no institutional loyalty,” Garcia said.
For his part, Delgado stated that “you cannot always be with the lying story of criticizing and criticizing.”
He said that “Pereira has not yet removed the union chip”, and that the FA should have the “self-criticism and humility to recognize that in just two years Uruguay changed positively”.
a line was broken
In the last few hours, Fernando Pereira responded to both government officials, saying that “there should be few political parties in the world with greater institutional loyalty than the Broad Front.”
“I asked: What is the act of institutional disloyalty? Disagree with government policies, tell the government you have a security and economic emergency? Tell them that the claims they have are demands from neighbors who don’t make ends meet, that products are more expensive or that wages and pensions have dropped? Is that disloyalty? Asked the president of the FA, adding, or is that “being a responsible opposition party that has made proposals that have not had answers.”
He added: By calling us intellectually dishonest, they broke a line of historical ties that we had.”
Pereira stated that the Broad Front not only represents organized workers, but also represents a million Uruguayans who are organized workers, unorganized workers, cooperative members, businessmen, people from science, journalists; represents half of the country.
“You cannot be so disrespectful to half of the country, you have to measure the terms and more when they come from a Minister of State and when the institutional disloyalty is not substantiated,” he questioned.
He said that he is in favor of a debate without irresponsibility or insults and without grievances, although he recognized that it is difficult for someone to want to dialogue if he considers his interlocutor as intellectually dishonest, or not very loyal to democratic institutions.
“They screwed up. They would have to apologize to the Frente Amplio supporters who are half of the country, but it seems that they ask the FA for self-criticism but they are incapable of doing it themselves,” Pereira pointed out.
