It was the city of Progreso, department of Canelones, where those competing for the Front’s presidential candidacy met again: Yamandú Orsi, Carolina Cosse and the mayor of Salto, Andrés Lima.
In the speech of the three there were strong accusations against the government.
Orsi, former mayor of Canelones, pointed out school absenteeism that escalated to “levels that had never been seen before.”
He mentioned that more than half a million Uruguayans earn depressed salaries while the minimum retirement has been stagnant for years and inequality is increasing.
Orsi said that the Frente Amplio has “proposals, management experience and a sense of responsibility and ethics when it comes to assuming responsibilities,” in reference to the presidential elections next October.
By then, “Uruguay has two possible paths, one progressive and one backward, the conservative path,” said Carolina Cosse, licensed mayor of the department of Montevideo.
The progressive option is that of a Frente Amplio government, he stressed.
He assured that the political practice of the current government has been to be hard on the weak and soft on the powerful.
For his part, the mayor of Salto considered that the executive branch has lied to the population.
He noted that insecurity escaped government control. “We can’t handle homicides,” she said.
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