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Brazil & Southern Cone - October 2017 (ISSN 1741-4431)
Main opposition falls prey to ethical violations
Just a matter of weeks after Uruguay’s left-wing ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition deftly dealt with the fallout from the resignation of Vice President Raúl Sendic over irregularities almost as if it were an everyday occurrence [RBS-17-09], Uruguay’s main centre-right opposition Partido Nacional (PN) party has been plunged into an ethical dilemma of its own. Two separate cases of alleged ethical failings, one involving an intendant (governor) accused of contravening the constitution and another a national deputy who collided with a woman while drink driving, have set the two factions of the PN against one another.
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