After winning the elections, the elected president of Uruguay Yamandú Orsi established its offices in a hotel near the Carrasco Airport and began to complete a complex puzzle to define the cabinet of ministers. The president, who takes office on March 1, had to consider the requests from the sectors of the Wide Frontthe left-wing coalition that returned to power in the country. The official announcement will be made at noon this Monday, but many of the names have already been made public.
During the election campaign, Orsi only announced to Gabriel Odddone economy minister. He did so at a time of uncertainty, when some foreign investors were getting rid of securities in Uruguayan pesos to reduce their exposure to Uruguay. This had led to an appreciation of the dollar. The then candidate sought to calm the markets with the appointment of an economist with left-wing ideas, but with frequent dialogue with the business community.
After winning the runoff against the ruling party Alvaro Delgado, Bears defined that his campaign manager, Alejandro Sanchezwould be the Secretary of the Presidency of his government. This is a figure similar to that of the chief of staff in other countries. He then announced that his advisor Jorge Diaza high-profile media lawyer who was a court prosecutor, would be in the Deputy Secretary of the Presidency.
These three were the confirmed appointments, but then a dance of names began to define the rest of the cabinet places. Orsi had to consider the claims of the sectors of the Wide Front. Your space, Popular Participation Movement (MPP) –which has the former president as its historical leader Jose Mujica– is the one who will have the greatest participation in the cabinet. This sector had a record vote in the October parliamentary elections.
Last week, at its transition headquarters, Bears received the deputy general director and regional representative for Latin America and the Caribbean of the FAO, Mario Lubetkin. At the end of the meeting, the journalists asked him if he was going to be the chancellor and the diplomat gave an ambiguous answer: “Ask Orsi”. Then the president-elect responded: “It is a possibility”.
This Sunday, Lubetkin He confirmed on his Facebook account that he will take on “new challenges” soon and sent a message of thanks to his friends. He wrote the greeting in Spanish, English and Italian.
“Dear friends, I want to thank each of the messages received, which express your love for me and, in turn, make me feel your strong support in the face of the new life challenges that I will begin to face in a few days. For all that, I can only say thank you! I will give all my knowledge and experience to be up to this new stageand the support they have given me will help a lot,” he wrote.
Bears He finished closing the appointments over the weekend and on Sunday he had time to rest at the San Luis resort (on the coast of Cannelloni), where he was seen with his family, according to reports The Observer.
Some of the appointments were confirmed by the local press over the weekend. One of the last known confirmations was that of interior minister (in charge of the country’s security), who will be the homicide prosecutor Carlos Negro. The official of that State Secretariat will be in the undersecretariat. Gabriela Valverde.
In it Ministry of Public Health will be Cristina Lustemberga pediatrician who was close to Orsi during the campaign. He Ministry of Labor It will be headed by the general secretary of the Communist Party, Juan Castillo, a name that was already questioned by the business sector. Grade 5 of the Faculty of Law, Hugo Barreto, will be the undersecretary.
The ministry of Education and Culture will be headed by José Carlos Mahía; the portfolio of Environmentby Edgardo Ortuño; and the Ministry of Social Developmentby the general secretary of the Socialist Party, Gonzalo Civil.
The minister of Transportation and Public Works it will be Lucia Etcheverry; Cecilia Cairo will be Housing and Territorial Planning; Fernanda Cardonain Industry, Energy and Mining; Sandra Lazoin National defense; y Alfredo Frattiin Livestock, Agriculture and Fishing. They are all MPP names.
For him Ministry of Tourismwho is profiled is Pablo Menonia leader close to the vice president-elect Carolina Cossereported The Observer.
The director of the Planning and Budget Office will be the rector of the University of the Republic, Rodrigo Arim.
