José Luis Alonso described the party leader, Guido Manini Ríos, as a “caudillo”, and considered that the sector of which he is no longer a part should stop putting itself in “the role of victim” and work with humility.
The former director of the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (Ancap) by Open Town Hall, José Luis Alonso, said that the leader of the party to which he belonged until last Tuesday, Guido Manini Rios“is a myth adorned with caudillismo” in Uruguay.
The ex-official’s resignation was not entirely surprising, despite the fact that he had denied it at first: the differences between Alonso and the party were already public, and Manini Ríos, with a military record, had not liked that his subordinate did not It would line up perfectly with what he said. However, the conflict continued to escalate.
This morning, in an interview with the Informal Breakfasts program on Channel 12, Alonso confessed to feeling cheated “by a construction mechanism of a myth adorned with caudillismo” that “it is very risky for society as a whole”. Asked if he was referring to the senator and leader of the Cabildo Abierto, he said yes. “It’s what I think because it disappointed me”, he expressed.
Alonso also considered that within the ranks of lobbyists people are “used” for “the vote and then they try to silence them”. “If it happens with someone who has a position, what can happen with the rest of the component…”, he added, and assured that he is accused “of disloyalty to the party” for having opined that the former minister of Housing and Territorial Planning (MVOT), Irene Moreirahe had to comply with the request for resignation and not “go out in the media” in the midst of the scandal that almost led to the rupture of the government coalition.
“I am against redoubling the bet, of pressing. to put threats, both personal and the ones I received, as well as threats to the groups of our society”, indicated the former director of Ancap, alluding to the debt restructuring project of individuals that the Cabildo presented and about which he announced that if it is not approved in the Parliament, They will look for other mechanisms such as a plebiscite. “In the good lexicon [están diciendo] that, if such a thing does not happen in a month, we are going to do such a thing. Gentlemen, we are going to work with humility, we are going to stop putting ourselves in the role of victim, we are going to put our shoulders to it from the inside! ”, emphasized the now ex-cabildante.
Alonso also charged against the deputy Alvaro Perrone and he assured that he threatened him when he said that he had to resign or he would denounce him in Justice for “failing to comply with the Constitution.” “It’s a serious threat,” he considered.
Another loss in the cabildante ranks
Meanwhile, Daniel Bonelli, former director of National Institute for the Elderlyannounced to Ministry of Social Development (Mides) that he would leave his position this week. Apparently, this new drop in the lobbyist ranks would have been for “exclusively personal” reasons.
For his part, Manini Ríos declared at a press conference that “Bonelli has been interested in dedicating himself to his family and his personal activities for a long time,” and for this reason he decided that it was a good time to step aside.
Source: Ambito
