Orsi on the departure of Peña: resignations are from the government, not from the Colorado Party

“They are the government and the consequences are paid by the country. Not to stand out ”, he tweeted this Tuesday. In this sense, he added that “the government is not a sum of personal actions, it is a whole” and “every action of a minister” is part of the management.

Peña resigned this Monday, January 30, after it was known not He has a degree in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Uruguay, a title he held for years. He is he fifth colorado minister who resigns so far in the government of Luis Lacalle Pou.

In a second tweet, Orsi noted that “it is a good thing to review the ‘advances’” that Uruguay has had in environmental matters in the last years of the coalition government. “Concrete actions, not just announcements. beyond good intentions”, he insisted.

It is a good thing to review the “advances” in environmental matters that we have experienced in recent years of coalition government. Concrete actions, not just announcements. Beyond good intentions. https://t.co/QW11GtSEK7

— Yamandu Orsi (@OrsiYamandu) January 31, 2023

Orsi’s response to this step aside comes after the pronouncements of the President of the Broad Front (FA), Fernando Pereiraand the Mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosse. The first asserted that the former Minister of the Environment made a “correct” decision; in his opinion, the resignation was justified when Peña told the president that he had the title and later it was learned that it was not so.

Cosse, for his part, acknowledged that Peña recognized his mistake and acted “accordingly.” “If the truth is lacking, you have to step aside […] He took the right step.”said the mayor, who appreciated “the work” of the former minister in front of the portfolio.

Shortly after Peña submitted his resignation, the new name that will be in charge of the ministry Environment: Robert Bouviervice president of Antel.