Lacalle Pou reappears after months of low profile: 'I am calm, satisfied, not content'

Luis Lacalle Pou resurfaced after a period of reduced public activity, delivering a speech at a National Party event marking the party's 190th anniversary. Addressing a crowd of supporters, the former president offered a review of his time in government, defending the decisions made and contemplating the roles of politics, authority, and freedom.

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I am calm, I am satisfied, I am not content.

"I am calm, I am satisfied, I am not content," Lacalle Pou stated regarding his tenure. He acknowledged that his administration had "successes" and, like "any human endeavor," also "mistakes." However, he stressed that the overarching objective was always "the well-being of all and each of our compatriots."

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Firm with ideas and gentle with people.

Positioning himself as a "militant of the National Party, in the plain, among you, where I like to be," Lacalle Pou clarified he did not intend to dwell on his political past or define his future electoral plans. He focused his remarks on the present and potential future, particularly concerning the quality of political discourse. He expressed concern over debates devolving into partisan clashes, urging for respect even amidst disagreement. "Firm with ideas and gentle with people," he advised, a principle he deemed particularly relevant for contemporary politics.

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The intelligence artificial has and must and can and let's embrace it as a way to accelerate politics and make it better and solve problems sooner.

Lacalle Pou also touched upon artificial intelligence, advocating for its embrace as a tool to accelerate political processes and problem-solving. He linked this to evolving societal demands in an interconnected world, where citizens expect swifter responses. "If politics moves slower than people's needs, it's not the people who need to slow down, it's politics that needs to hurry up," he asserted.

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If politics moves slower than people's needs, it's not the people who need to slow down, it's politics that needs to hurry up.