Tuto Quiroga responds to Luis Arce: “We don’t need a meeting” | Tuto Quiroga le responde a Luis Arce: “No requerimos una reunión”

By Milen Saavedra, Red UNO:

President Luis Arce invited the two presidential candidates who advanced to the runoff, Rodrigo Paz and Jorge Tuto Quiroga, to a meeting to brief them on the state of the country’s economy.

Tuto Quiroga le responde a Luis Arce: "No requerimos una reunión"

Tuto Quiroga responds to Luis Arce: “We don’t need a meeting”

Presidential candidate Jorge Tuto Quiroga rejected President Luis Arce’s invitation to an informational meeting about the national economy. Quiroga described the country’s economy as being in a “galloping crisis” and accused the government of trying to “shift responsibilities” prematurely.

A strong rejection

In his response, Quiroga said he doesn’t need a meeting with Arce because the economic situation is obvious. “The economy is doing very badly, it’s in a galloping crisis, the result of evismo and arcismo,” he declared, addressing the president directly.

The candidate argued that the invitation is an attempt by Arce to “get a photo op” and demanded that, if the president truly wants to help, he should take immediate concrete actions, including suspending lithium contracts “made behind Potosí’s back”; halting tenders and awards to “stop the waste and theft”; and cutting public spending.

Quiroga also sarcastically thanked Arce for his disparaging remarks about his candidacy and for “celebrating” that of his opponent, Rodrigo Paz, which he considers “helpful” for his campaign.

The candidate made it clear that his priority is the runoff, not co-governing or an early transition. “I’m not going to start co-governing or transitioning until the Bolivian people decide,” he said, accusing Arce of acting as if the election results were already decided.

Quiroga outlined his work plan for the coming days, which includes meetings with elected lawmakers, the agricultural sector, hydrocarbons, mining, and the Potosí Civic Committee (Comcipo). His goal is to “socialize” the new laws his government would implement from day one to “save” the economy, combating inflation and fuel shortages.

Quiroga concluded by urging Arce to take responsibility for the two months remaining in his administration and not to try to transfer responsibilities, reiterating that “his project failed.”

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