The candidate of the Broad Front, Yamandú Orsi focused his message signals economic stability, but also in his gaze respect to the international integration of the country, even beyond the region, but not getting to perform specific ads.
In one of the lunches Association of Leaders of Marketing (ADM) most popular enterprise-grade that is taking place in this political campaign in the face elections 2024, the candidate presented a few ideas about the regional situation and the world, as well as the challenges of today to Uruguay.Learn more
Accompanied by the minister of Economy in the face of a possible coalition government of the left, Gabriel Oddone; the candidate for vice-president Carolina Cosse; and the senator's campaign manager, Alejandro Sánchez among others, Orsi defined the current situation of the world as “a weakening of multilateral agencies, disbelief of globalisation and regionalisation questioned”, where he stated that the Mercosur “no escape from that, there is that ignorance of the world of geopolitics”.
Trade openness and international integration
Online proposals, the candidate said that “Uruguay you have to be open to the world, we don't have another chance as a small country, and for that you have to move forward in negotiations with China”.
And added: “There's a more viable and potent Mercosur. We must not shut ourselves up in a single option. We must analyze and adapt to the volatility the world today presents us with a clear and firm democratic vocation, opposite, and refusing to strongly all the options of violence and terrorism, regardless of where you are”.
“In this framework, Uruguay has offerings as an exporter of primary goods,” he said, referring to the possibility of advancing in the path of the silk road proposed by China and even to get close to the countries referred to as Brics. Also put on the agenda the possibility of an agreement to materialize between the European Union and the Mercosur or the area of the Pacific.
Orsi also proposed a national agreement with other sectors on foreign policy, on the basis of which should not be summed up only to the trade agenda, incorporating some definitions, policies such as “Uruguay can be and should strengthen its role legitimizing dialogues, of integration in the region” and that “the strongest bond “has to be with our neighbors.”
Another axis of proposals on international trade turned on strengthening the functioning of the institution Uruguay XXI in connection with the private sector through science, technology and innovation. “It must be clear that no transformation is possible without more investment, and without more export,” he said.
Orsi has defined the modern world as “volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, unpredictable, and fast,” expressing his concern for the appearance of “forms of nationalism that surprise us,” as “the messiah, the populism, the fanaticism religious and ultranacionalismo”.
The role of diplomacy presidential
“I am aware of the weight that has the diplomacy presidential and have the commitment to get to the presidency of being immersed in the foreign policy of our country. As President of the Republic I will have a special attention to the construction of the trusts, beyond the ideology of the governments,” noted Orsi, in what perhaps was the definition conceptually more powerful your speech.
“The key in Uruguay it has been and must continue to be grow, move forward, and the time progresses and grows, from the material point of view, to strengthen the strategies of social cohesion that have characterized us throughout our history”, said the candidate.
Local problems
Moving to the local agenda within general, the candidate frenteamplista mentioned as a priority to resolve the issues of childhood and adolescence, problems in productivity, in addition to drug trafficking, organized crime, delinquency, and violence in the society.
For this reason, called him to make “a pact” in the area of education: “No I wont the great educational reform, just in what four or five things in the country and educators are in agreement to move forward in that direction.”
“As I want to be president of this boat for 3 and a half million of the crew, I should be clear about the direction and gripping strong at the helm of these rougher waters,” concluded Orsi.
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