The mayor of Montevideo, Caroline Cossehighlighted his “respectful relationship” with the president Luis Lacalle Poubut assured that does not share “how Uruguay is governing at the moment” and criticized the management of the drought that the country suffers.
In an interview with the La Nación + channel in Argentina, Cosse was asked about how he gets along with Lacalle, and the mayor replied: “Well, we think differently, we govern differently, but I get along well. We have a relationship of respect.”
Then they told her that the Uruguayan president is admired in Argentina, and she replied that this is because “He is a very good communicator, he is a nice person, he makes people laugh.”
However, after these statements he stated: “I do not share how Uruguay is governing at this time,” and pointed against “the withdrawal of the State from society” that this government understands is being carried out.
Cosse criticized the government’s drought management: “There is no information”
As an example, he referred to the government’s management of the drought, which led OSE to increase the salinity of the water in the metropolitan area to maintain its supply. “The first to take action was the Municipality of Montevideo,” highlighted the mayor, referring to the delivery of drums to different agencies by the commune.
Cosse also criticized that “There is no information” on drought and on water in the metropolitan area. “The water is not drinkable, we are running out of fresh water reserves, we need information.”
“Rule number one of the crisis: shared information. Not having data is the worst thing that can happen in a crisis”declared the hierarch, who indicated that the current information It is provided by the capital city “analyzing the taps” from Montevideo.
The other criticisms of the government
Apart from the management of water scarcity in the country, the mayor also ignored that “There is no strategic direction” for the countrysince he understands that it is not known “what will happen to the productive matrix”.
On the other hand, he spoke about the social security reform, which criticized that should not have been done “without knowing what the future of work is” of Uruguayans in the coming years.
Finally, Cosse spoke against the educational reform, which he described as “impracticable” and assured that “dont have much sense” that has been done without consulting the teachers.
Cosse and his concern for “the cry” in Argentine politics
The mayor was also consulted about how he saw Argentina’s politics from Uruguay, and at that point referred to “irritability” that exists in that area, that he believes that “It’s not good for democracy.”
“It’s one thing to be passionate when discussing issues, disagreeing and arguing. That is dialogue, the backbone of democracy. Another thing is to encourage violence, irritability, working shouting”Cosse said.
For the hierarch, Argentina must “commit more” to “put the counterweight of (saying) ‘do not govern by shouting'”something that “it worries a lot”and that he maintained occurs “all over the world.”
