The mayor and candidate of the Broad Front will step aside to dedicate himself to the internal presidential campaign.
the mayor of cannelloni and candidate for the presidency of Uruguay for him Broad Front (FA), Yamandu orsi, confirmed that he will leave his position as head of the departmental government in December to face the electoral campaign, after the Congress supporter where his candidacy for the presidential race will be officially approved.
Although it was already a possibility since the summer, when orsi mentioned for the first time his eventual resignation from the Intendancy of Canelones to engage in the campaign —despite the fact that there is no constitutional impediment to being a candidate and fulfilling the role of departmental head simultaneously—, he confirmed that “when the time comes and when the Front resolves, we will step aside.” Cross-examined, located the date “after december”when the Congress will be held in which the FA organically approves the pre-candidacies and their program.
The lack of transparency, a problem of the current government
His future was not the only topic he spoke to the press about after speaking at a breakfast organized by We are Uruguay about investment opportunities in Cannelloni: Orsi also referred to the lack of “transparency”” as “the main sin that this government has today”.
Noting the existence of cases of corruption in the administration of the Multicolor Coalition headed by Luis Lacalle Pou -with the Astesian case, the former presidential custodian, as the main example mentioned by the Frente Amplista—, maintained that “for corruption there is no vaccine”, and that “what there must be is responsibility”, something missing for Orsi.
“I saw in the accesses to public information and the silence of the Presidency of the Republic and some ministries. When those things start to happen, mistrust begins. Perhaps there are things that are not so serious but people have every right to be suspicious because there is no transparency. So, I don’t know if transparency is the vaccine, but at least it is an antidote, ”he added.
orsi He also referred to the rate increase resolved for the Port of Montevideo by Cuenca del Plata Terminal (TCP), which generated multiple criticisms among exporters and rural centrals. In this regard, the pre-candidate maintained that “we must think of a governance different from the port” and “talk with the actors to change the rules of the game”. “You have to be cautious and prudent. Decisions were made that harm us and we have to see how we correct it, ”she said.
Source: Ambito
