The mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosse, said that “there was intransigence” on the part of the ruling party after will not accept the proposal of the Broad Front (FA) that she and the head of the Canary Islands commune, Yamandu Orsishared the presidency of the Congress of Mayors in 2023. The position corresponded to the leftist coalition, however, after its position did not obtain support, -the FA has only three mayors- decided to cede the presidency to the National Party (PN).
The president of the political force, Fernando Pereira, also pointed against the white mayors and signaled a change of criteria by recalling that The PN proposed in 2018 that Adriana Peña (former mayor of Lavalleja) and Marne Osorio (former mayor of Rivera) share the presidency.
“It is good that our comrades have made this proposal, because in 2018 they shared the position of president of the Congress of Mayors Marne Osorio and Adriana Peña, and the Broad Front supported him. But when the Broad Front asks for it, the National Party denies it,” Pereira said at an act to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the birth of Líber Seregni
“And the National Party will be able to do anything, except direct the Broad Front. The Broad Front is directed by the Frente Amplios, in error or success,” he added, according to Telemundo.
In statements to Underlined, he said that “The rules cannot change according to who has the majority, if not, they are not rules of the game.” He also referred to Mayor of Flores, Fernando Echeverría, who will be the president of the Congress of Mayors, continuing the streak of whites in the position since 2021. “We don’t have any problem with him, we are going to support that management. But we are not going to let ourselves be pushed,” said Pereira.
Cosse: “There was intransigence from the other side”
The mayor of Montevideo also recalled that there was “a precedent” for the Frente Amplio position, which he described as “the best proposal for Congress.” The intention was that Cosse and Orsi would preside over the body for six months each.
“The best proposal for Congress, from our point of view, was to have a shared presidency,” Cosse told Telemundo. “We presented it, but there was intransigence from the other side… because there is a precedent. But well, we give up the presidency “he added.
The head of the capital commune explained that the decision to maintain the position of sharing the presidency – despite the fact that it meant the transfer of the position that corresponded to the political force – “It was a resolution of the Broad Front.”
“As we said, we resolve these things by talking. It was a solid resolution, “he said. After what happened this Thursday, Cosse assured that the mayors from the front “They will contribute as always.”
Carámbula: “It was a setback”
The former mayor of Canelones Marcos Carambula said “It was a setback” the lack of agreement between the mayors of the Broad Frontand reported that “Many Frente Amplistas” told him of their “concern” by the situation.
“I was able to talk to Yamandú, he gave me the explanations. In light of the front players, it was a setback. We have to have the breadth, the generosity of saying ‘okay, let’s agree and move on‘”, affirmed the frontista in an interview with the program Ciudad Viva (TV Ciudad).
According to Carámbula, one of the main characteristics of the Broad Front is that “beyond” “personal orientations and aspirations”, “the project, which is that of the Uruguayan people”, always comes first.
