Actor César Troncoso was hired to read a proclamation on the national broadcast network for seven authorized minutes, in which various citizens gave short messages in a blackandwhite piece of film that turns pink at the end, the color of the ballot.
He explained from the start that the vote requested is “to prevent Uruguay, even with good will, from taking many steps backwards, going back to what we have built together over many decades, what gave us our identity and our rights.” Has .” .
Expressing that justice must be equal for all and therefore those who rule must not abuse violence or the power of communication, Troncoso stressed that “it is not a partisan cause and so hundreds of thousands have their signatures for it Referendum set and many who came later and who are all colored”.
The proclamation affirmed that the yes “is for those who struggle to make ends meet, work and have worked all their lives, for those who seek work, and also for those who undertake, research, heal, learn”, which were asked to reflect before the referendum on March 27th.
At the same time, a massive demonstration from the University of the Republic’s esplanade to the Obelisk for the Constituents responded to the call for “a flag of yes in a pink tide.”
At the closing ceremony, Broad Front President Fernando Pereira, in a speech addressed to the undecided ahead of the forthcoming vote, called for the defense of rights and “a reflection that surpasses the patridos.
A lastminute poll by consultancy Cifra showed growth for the yes from 33 percent in February to 41 in March while the government no remained at a stagnant 45, but 10 percent remain undecided as to who can break a predictable parity among the remaining days until next Sunday.
Tonight, the President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, will conclude the campaign to uphold the urgent consideration law in question at a press conference.
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