The vice-presidential candidate for the Frente Amplio will resign from the Montevideo City Hall and her departure has raised questions among the white ranks.
The vice presidential candidate of Uruguay for him Forehead Wide, Carolina Cosseannounced that he will officially leave the Intendancy of Montevideo starting on Monday 8th, and will close his administration early with an event on Tuesday 9th, in the Model Space. This was not well received by councilors and leaders of the National Party, who pointed out that the still mayor had an attitude “in the best Kirchnerist style.”
On July 8th, the unpaid leave ends. Cosse She requested on March 1 to focus on the electoral campaign in view of the primaries in which she came second, behind Yamandú Orsi. On the same night of the elections, June 30, it was confirmed that she would be the running mate of the former mayor of Cannelloni, So the possibility of him making the same decision as with his departmental position began to be speculated.
Finally, the news was confirmed on Friday, along with the announcement of a closing event on Tuesday 9th at Espacio Modelo, at 7pm.
The latter sparked outrage among several whites, who pointed to the use of public funds for an event of personal nature.
One of the first to criticize the decision was the nationalist senator Sebastian Da Silvawho emphasized on social networks that Cosse “He lost in all the neighbourhoods of Montevideo” in the internal elections. “Probably because of things like this. But he should keep insisting,” he said.
Also the white councilor Diego Rodriguez questioned the act of Cosse: “In the best Kirchner style, the worst mayor in history leaves with a high-profile event financed by the taxpayers”, he questioned, alluding to a comparison with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner which other politicians in the coalition have already resorted to, such as Jorge Gandini and Robert Silva.
“Caro will not lose his tricks, but what he will lose is the national election,” he said.
Another councilor who criticized the announcement of Cosse was Javier Barrios Bove:”True to his style, until the last minute he will use the money of the people of Montevideo to run a political campaign. It would be good if in this ‘act’ he explains the reason for the 439 million pesos deficit of the IMM in 2023,” he wrote in a tweet.
Source: Ambito
