Uruguay
Sanguinetti questioned the Frente Amplio's internal tensions and Orsi's management
The former Uruguayan president said the ruling coalition is burdened by ideological tensions that make governing difficult. He also criticized the labor minister's role and sectors of the trade union movement.
Former president Julio María Sanguinetti said that President Yamandú Orsi maintains a style of communication that during the campaign proved effective because of his closeness to the public, although once in government, he assessed, that led to mistakes that the president himself acknowledged. Even so, he said society sees Orsi as a president who acts honestly, even when he makes mistakes.
According to El País Uruguay, Sanguinetti said in an interview with the En Clave País streaming program that the government’s main difficulties do not stem from the president’s personal style but from the political backdrop and the running of the state. In that context, he described the Frente Amplio as a space marked by ideological differences that, in his view, complicate the handling of different situations.
In particular, he mentioned labor disputes and pointed to an incompatibility between the approach of Labor Minister Juan Castillo and the economic line that, he said, the government is trying to develop through Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone. For Sanguinetti, Orsi clearly backs the Economy chief, but even so he is unable to resolve an internal contradiction within the ruling coalition.
According to El País Uruguay, the Colorado Party leader also linked the government’s low approval ratings in polls to a failure to respond to expectations located in different parts of the electorate. In his analysis, part of the Frente Amplio is calling for a direction more aligned with its ideological profile, while other sectors are demanding greater efforts in education and a firmer stance toward labor conflicts.
Sanguinetti added that in Uruguay there coexist trade union traditions of negotiation with other expressions he described as harmful, and he mentioned among them disputes involving Conaprole, the port, education and Fenapes. In his view, that type of action responds to rejection of change measures.
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