Uruguay, supporters of political parties show apathy to current election campaign

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*Parties have intensified their campaigns but without obtaining results among citizens *Candidates agree on the lack of discussion of proposals *Intensify of campaigns is expected to influence people to participate in the elections

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00:00And also, in Uruguay, the electoral campaigns are developing, with little more than a month

00:05remaining and the enthusiasm in the streets is low, according to the supporters and militants

00:10of the parties.

00:12Our correspondent, Mateo Grilla, gives us more information.

00:15In past elections, this square gathered dozens of supporters of the Uruguayan political parties,

00:24all with the same goal, to convince voters to back their candidacies with their votes.

00:28But this time, everything seems different because the public attends with certain apathy

00:32to an electoral campaign that still seems far away from the people.

00:41Very quiet.

00:42I find it more boring this time.

00:43We like politics and debates, and a little bit more of heat.

00:49I find it very calm and quiet.

00:52The discussions seem silly, they don't go to anything deep.

01:00Always within the same theme.

01:01I don't know.

01:06I find it extremely boring.

01:08I'm already waiting for the elections, to vote and get out of this because sometimes

01:13I'm embarrassed to watch TV and see the comments and proposals.

01:17A disaster.

01:25Although the different parties have intensified their campaigning activities, there is still

01:29no electoral climate.

01:31Many believe that citizens do not show interest, which is a huge problem.

01:39I think it used to be different, now with social media and all that, it seems to me

01:43that it has been changing little by little.

01:48People are not very interested either.

01:50I think we are not that interested in the political world and I think it is a huge problem.

01:57Because in the end, it is what is going to force our future.

02:00So I think we are lacking in that sense.

02:07Some candidates for the next legislative term argue that the lack of discussion of proposals

02:11is becoming evident and that this is an objective of the political right.

02:17We know that the campaign of the right is going to be like, the less political discussion,

02:21the better.

02:22The less program discussion, the better.

02:25Like you were saying, it's a campaign where you show muscles, where you show somebody

02:29surfing, somebody walking a dog.

02:31Well, we are talking about something else.

02:37For others, the lack of commitment is also the result of the dismantling of spaces for

02:41participation and ideological formation.

02:45Another element that reduces the levels of discussion, participation and activity of

02:49the people is the loss of ideology.

02:52Here there are shared responsibilities of many organizations that in government have

02:55dismantled themselves from the spheres of discussion.

02:59And this leads to the fact that any media discourse drags people along.

03:07Others mull this situation and argue that the emergence of social media determines a

03:11different type of electoral campaign.

03:16Social media leads to the weakening of certain types of campaign and the promotion of others.

03:21Does this mean that the style of politics in Uruguay has changed?

03:24No.

03:25It can change.

03:26But there must be both.

03:28Social networks are a tool.

03:30The tool can be used in one way or another.

03:33What happens here is that the parties are very strong.

03:41In spite of this situation, everyone agrees that over the next few weeks, the intensity

03:46of the campaign will influence the population, which will end up going to the polls on October

03:5027 to elect a president, a vice president and renew the entire Senate and Chamber of

03:55Deputies.

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