Cosse did not appear before the Board and opposition mayors voted for a political trial

After the vote, the National Party issued a statement questioning Cosse. “For two years, the mayor of Montevideo has sought to skip all the control mechanisms established by the Constitution of the Republic. Numerous unanswered requests for reports and calls to a room where the mayor has not attended, have marked her management,” said the written.

the nationalist mayor Javier Barrios Bove said to The Observer which is the third time that the hierarch is absent before this type of instance. In his oratory before the Board, he asked that his proposal be put to a vote, since according to his bench, this fact constitutes a “violation of article 285 of the Constitution“.

What does article 285 say? “The Board has the power, by resolution of a third of its members, to have the Mayor come to its Chamber to request and receive the reports it deems appropriate, whether for legislative or control purposes.

To pass impeachment 11 votes were necessary and the opposition did so with 13.

After it is approved by the Departmental Board, the judgment is sent to the Chamber of Senators which may remove Cosse from office by two thirds of votes of the total of its components.