MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
“Uruguayan government in deep crisis”, admits Mujica with a split cabinet and two economic teams
“The Uruguayan government is in deep crisis” admitted President Jose Mujica following an open clash between ministers that called for an urgent meeting of the cabinet and half way had to be adjourned on fears that recriminations could get out of control. A recess was ordered but the squabbling through the press continued and the exposed deep rift remains more than a challenge. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesOnce a commie, always a commie, and the fact that Pepe gives USD$12,500 a month from hid salary to charity does nothing to impress me but probably salves his conscience about having more money than he needs.
Feb 23rd, 2013 - 10:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0He is definitely driving this great country into the hands of TMBOA and the sooner he goes the better.
Well like is always predicted the Socialist economic model will collapse like in all Bolivarian countries Latin American are brain slow in recognizing the fact that the Cuban and Venezuelan model are retarded my salute to Paraguay for not yielding to the communist apparently they are the smartest of the bunch.
Feb 23rd, 2013 - 10:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0Uruguay social spending is not sustainable.
It's all music to my ears folks. I hope the lefties win this battle and go after the rich, maybe even nationalize some industries or subdivide some of the big landholdings. That ought to scare the pants off of potential investors and maybe if we are lucky they will invest in Chile instead where no one will hassle them, where they can make a good profit and where they can take their hard earned money out without any dramas.
Feb 23rd, 2013 - 12:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nice and easy to conn the ship with a favourable breeze but when it begins to get rough and the crew gets mutinous ..............
Feb 23rd, 2013 - 12:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 04 redpoll
Feb 23rd, 2013 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It was all too easy to predict with his;
'ruling the country';
'you have to ignore the law when you are right(ish)';
'I will sell Pluna (to a well known argie)';
'I will ensure a monopoly for ANTEL over 4G access';
'we must pay social money to the poor (and increase taxes to the workers to pay for it;
'the law will ensure no massive farms and raise USD 60M to repair the roads because we cannot do then right in the first place (and we STILL cannot do the repairs right) and this will keep my commie mates on-side';
and whatever else Pepe has been up to.
Chris Reading between the lines Vasquez seems to have taken over the puppet strings. I dont agree with him on most things but at least he may be able to drum some sense into both parties in the govt and keep the motley crew in order
Feb 23rd, 2013 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0When he was president he did use his veto to stop someof the more madcap schemes of the far left (Abortion Law et al)
If she ever get them, her head will expand to new heights,
Feb 23rd, 2013 - 07:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And her ambitious empire building will just increase,
Keep your country safe, and don’t let anyone steal it from you.
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Feb 24th, 2013 - 07:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0@8 I have no idea what you are referring to, Stevie.
Feb 24th, 2013 - 10:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0[8] pope
Feb 24th, 2013 - 07:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Either dead or dying or resigning or retiring,
At least an edible name [please ]
In the past, I have described Mujica as a frightened, weak, senile, old man. Isn't the state of his “government” sufficient proof? It must be difficult for him to brown-nose two women at the same time. Britain had someone similar once. Name of Chamberlain! We know that Paraguay has a constitutional method for getting rid of a useless, corrupt, treacherous president. How does Uruguay do it?
Feb 24th, 2013 - 08:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@11 Conqueror
Feb 24th, 2013 - 09:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I asked that of one of my best friends who laughed and said it would never happen with Pepe as the President!
Perhaps redpoll or ynsere have an answer.
Pepe will survive if he appoints new, more trustworthy, cabinet members for their administrative and technical talent rather than for their obsequiousness. The trouble is that the Frente Amplio seems to have run out of such talent.
Feb 25th, 2013 - 05:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0This blunder-a-day is the price Uruguayans must pay to see the FA voted out of office in the next elections. So much for Mujica being the new Mandela!
BTW, it's probably true that Mujica donates most of his salary as president to a fund for building houses for the poor. But remember 1) he has no children to leave money or property to, and 2) his wife makes a very good salary as a senator and she doesn't donate a cent to anyone.
Pepe has never been an effective executive President but drifts where the wind blows him. This didnt matter too much while the country was booming but with the econmomy slowing and govt seriously overspending things are different today
Feb 25th, 2013 - 12:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Pepe has one trump card to keep the far left in order - his resignation in which case his Vice Astori would take over and the far lefties hate him as he imposes some sort of fiscal discipline on them
Vasquez isnt going to allow his almost certain re-election as the next Frente Amplio President to be prejudiced by public bickering within his party and I think you will find his taking more and more command behind the scenes
Redpoll, yes I see your point about Vásquez taking command behind the scenes. Then it'll be he who'll have to get rid of at least some of the rebelious, untruthful or clueless members of Mujica's cabinet. Furthermore, he'll have to put the Communist Party in their place. Mujica has allowed them to gain far more power than their numbers entitle them to.
Feb 25th, 2013 - 04:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Even so, I don't think Vásquez will be a shoo-in come 2014.
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