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Through a statement signed by the National Board, the Frente Amplio ruled out participating in the primaries with the former New Majority parties.
“We discard the proposal of a single national pact for primaries that ignores our differences with the conservative and neoliberal sectors of the country present, as has been reaffirmed in recent days in sectors of the former New Majority “, was the explanation of the conglomerate.
This decision did not take long to have reactions. In fact, opposition officials described that there was “fear of democracy” and “lack of coherence” in the determination of the Broad Front and that is a repetition of “the worst of the old politics.”
One of them was the president of the Radical Party, Carlos Maldonado, who argued that “When people talk so much about citizenship, the urgency of changes and the necessary unity to build majorities, but, in practice, they act differently, it can only be concluded that democracy is feared.”
Along these lines, he stated that “we prefer that it be the citizenship that defines the new leaderships. Unfortunately, we see that not all the actors on the center-left have the same vocation. ”
To add that he considers that the refusal of the conglomerate to have primaries is an “unfortunate error” that also reflects “a lack of coherence with his discourse of putting citizens ahead “.
A similar opinion was expressed by the helmsman of the Christian Democrats, Fuad chahin, who accused the “Broad Front that promised the renewal of politics and what it does is repeat the worst of the old politics, a spurious negotiation, with its back to the citizens, its back to the territories through cuoteo. It seems to me not only incomprehensible but also completely inconsistent ”.
“The supposed new political generation prefers the old political arrangements of omission between political parties, instead of open primaries where the citizenry can choose who represents the opposition in municipal and regional elections,” he added.
Still, Chahin said, “we will seek all possible unitary agreements with the FA and the rest of the opposition ”.
But also the conglomerate deputy, Natalia Castillo (RD) assured that “a profound error” is being committed.
“I respect the decision of the national board of the Broad Front, but I think a profound mistake is being made, the responsibility to the country is much greater than any identity projection”said the parliamentarian through her Twitter account.
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