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Uruguay's new Economy minister pledges continuity of current market friendly policies

Friday, December 27th 2013 - 05:32 UTC
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Uruguay will continue to consolidate its market friendly policies, pledged incoming Economy minister Mario Bergara, 48. on taking office on Thursday surrounded by President Jose Mujica and Vice president Danilo Astori. He replaced Fernando Lorenzo who was forced to resign following a major scandal involving the failure and shut down of the country's flag air carrier Pluna. Read full article

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  • Britworker

    Are they keeping you awake Pepe?

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 08:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    Pepe is saying FFS sort it, certainly looks the part of President is his smart apparrel

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 08:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    Looks like Pepe's been smoking his own grass.

    He's an idiot at the best of times so why would it make any difference.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 10:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    Further Down on that photo, you can see Pepe is wearing sandals.. or you can read all about it in el Pais.
    It's the topic of the day. Almost as sad as you, Chris...

    :)

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 11:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    Stevie, the only thing that makes me sad is how indoctrinated and delusional you are about the Tupamaros and the Brotherley Love of LatAm.

    This, when you have received a good education, hold down a good paying job and house your family in Sweden.

    You will always be sad whilst you have this terrible wrench inside you.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 02:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    You really don't wish to discuss Pepe's sandals?
    That's about as high as you'd reach the man, you'd be like a fish in the water...

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 02:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    @6
    You will have to forgive the puzzlement of foreign onlookers. When one votes for their head of state to represent them at home and abroad, there is a certain expectation that they will at least attempt to have a wash, a shave and maybe even brush their hair, or even put the boat out and where a suit.
    It just seems odd that you voted for a smelly unkempt vagrant to represent you?

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 03:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    It's for a very simple reason. Everybody where they fit.
    Pepe at the Presidency, and you lot talking about his sandals.
    Natural selection.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    @8
    Oh I see, Pepe is the consequence of Darwinian evolution. Do let us know when he reaches sentience. I need to put the kettle on. Ta tah.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • redp0ll

    Perhaps Pepe should ask the First Lady Lucia to trim his toenails

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    There you go!
    Have a go at those sandals!
    If you lot stretch your abilities, you might find pleasure trimming his toenails with your wits...

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 03:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • redp0ll

    Come on Stevie! My wits arent sharp enough for that task.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 04:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    Redpoll
    What can I say? Hechá flí...

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Leiard

    Stevie get it right, it was you in your post @3 that started to waste space and talk about his sandals.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 06:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    @ 12 redp0ll
    “Come on Stevie! My wits arent sharp enough for that task.”

    Neither are Stevie's.

    Pity the only sensible thing to talk about at this announcement is sandals, the rest, being Tupamaros dimwits aren't worth the leather.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 06:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    No Leiard
    Your lot started it on el Pais.
    Same lot as you, I can tell by the smell...

    I'm ok with it though, suits you fine.

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 06:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Leiard

    Wow Stevie what a grown up comment !

    “Same lot as you, I can tell by the smell...”

    and who cares what is on “el Pais”

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 07:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • redp0ll

    Christ! Pepe in what Liverpudlians call Jesus boots. Glad you got the smell Stevie.My limited access to the net didnt let me catch a whiff of that but looking at the photo Astori and Bergara evidently did!

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    You like it?

    Nobody cares about “el Pais”, we agree on that.

    Still, that's 2 more than those who cares about MP... They d, after all, use el Pais as a source for their [mis]information...

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 07:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • redp0ll

    @19 I read your pet publication La Republica too.When are they going to pay their electricity bills? Have the journalists been paid their aguinaldo?

    Dec 27th, 2013 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • LuisM

    Looks like “Pepe” is burnt out. His mind is Game Over.

    Dec 28th, 2013 - 12:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    #1 - #21 It's all gossip, mates ... where's the beef?

    Topics for Mario:
    Free/low-tariff international trade ..
    Anti-Argentina trading policy ..
    Re-establishing 'son of Pluna' ..
    Using Mercosur to Uruguay's national advantage .. and so much more.

    Dec 28th, 2013 - 01:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Forgetit87

    So much for national sovereignty.

    Jan 03rd, 2014 - 07:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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