The political arc was in charge of condemning the Mayor of Artigas, Pablo Caramwho was disqualified this Monday by the Electoral Court to hold public office, and now some leaders of the National Party (PN) are pushing for his resignation and have asked him not to be a candidate for deputy in these elections.
The PN presidential candidate, Alvaro Delgadohe said at a press conference on Monday: “What is wrong is wrong and there are no two different lenses to measure things. In the last few hours, I spoke with Mayor Caram and asked him to resign as Mayor of Artigas and also asked him not to present himself as a candidate for deputy.”
“I asked him to resign as Mayor of Artigas and also not to present himself as a candidate for deputy, which he accepted and will be processed in the next few hours,” he continued.
On the other hand, on the Former MP Valentina Dos SantosCaram’s niece, who was convicted by the courts for usurpation of functions and disqualified by the Electoral Court from holding public office, Delgado stated: “Valentina Dos Santos no longer belongs to the National Party because he renounced it.”
LA Heber asks for tougher action
For his part, the former Minister of the Interior and senator, Luis Alberto Heberexpressed his anger regarding the case. “There is an act of corruption in a government of the National Party in the department of Artigas,” he said.
“This situation that we are experiencing in the National Party is a real shame. The actions of the mayor and the deputy have been shameful for the honor and pride of the party,” he lamented and added: “Corruption is corruption and its dimension does not matter.”
In this regard, he asked that the measures taken be tough. “What we have to do is act well, because that is what distinguishes us from other parties that had the same performances. It was to be implacable with our own. To be tougher with our own so that we can raise our voice to have the opportunity to point the finger,” he stressed.
Waiting for resignation
For his part, the Herrerista deputy, Juan Martin Rodriguez, He commented that if Caram does not present his resignation, he would be expelled from the political force. “We will wait in the next few hours to see if Mr. Caram’s resignation actually materializes as well.” Pablo Caram to the National Party and otherwise they will be expelled, as was also planned for the expulsion of Deputy Dos Santos and Mr. Rodolfo Caram “if the resignation has not been submitted,” he said at a press conference.
“In this situation, we demand that the Board of Directors and the party institutions follow the corresponding procedures and channels, but that at the time of making the decision, there be firmness and forcefulness,” added the deputy.
Source: Ambito
