-The leader of Citizens, Ernesto Talvi, After two months of work as Minister of Foreign Affairs, in July 2020 he resigned from the position, left politics and went to live in Spain. Francisco Bustillo took over in his place.
-Carlos M. Uriarte, from the Ciudadanos sector, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, withdrew from office. There were quality problems in a meat export to China, and they “invited him to resign.” Fernando Mattos (Citizens) took over in his place. This happened in June 2021.
–German Cardoso, Batllismo, was Minister of Tourism. The former National Director of Tourism, Martín Pérez, denounced irregularities in the Portfolio’s purchases, and resigned rather than sign millionaire contracts from his superior. Cardoso was removed from office. Despite the fact that the irregularities were found, “there were no merits to prosecute him” and the case was archived. Cardoso went on to occupy his bench in deputies. The Sanguinettista Tabaré Viera assumed the Ministry of Tourism in August 2021.
– Caroline Ache (Citizens) After the scandal involving the handing over of a Uruguayan passport to drug trafficker Sebastián Marcet while he was imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates, he resigned from the position of Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs in December 2022. Since then, Nicolás Albertoni Gómez (Citizens) has taken his place. Ache wants to prove his innocence and the former court prosecutor, lawyer Jorge Díaz, takes the case.
– Adrian Pena (Citizens) had to resign from his position after it was verified that he had not finished his degree in Business Administration, a career that he claimed to have completed in its entirety. He took office on the last day of January 2023, Rober Bouvier, another man from Ciudadanos. However, Peña returns to the position of senator.
The entrance Colorados who resigned and those forced to resign in the Lacalle government was first published on The Digital Echo.
