The creation of the municipalities or the so-called third tier of government, the Uruguayan was made, ie: the hard way.
A month after the date on which citizens will have to elect mayors misinformation about the mayor, their respective territories, functions, capabilities, resources, and their candidates is huge.
Again, as last October's expiration, the polls will vote widespread and poorly informed. And it's not something that "To which you are interested to be informed", because for good or ill that day to vote is again a "must."
Following the way of taking things to the Uruguayan, is not as unbearable thought to thought: "And bueeno, if it has to be done, so that within five years and intentions evolve decentralization can progress, so be it then. "
Some questionable or debatable points at least:
- In the future, not elected mayors while the mayors, but end up eclipsing the municipalities provided to the communities. Y So that if only for a matter of cutting costs does not run as an argument, is to subtract all the importance it wants to allocate to municipalities and decentralization.
- as it has through the current system must be able to crossover voting, that is if you want the mayor of the Green Party and mayor of the blue party must have the right to choose freely, and has no sense that a decision is subject to the other. Incredibly not be so now in this election.
- that anybody else can apply, and has broadcast Presets proposals. With photos of the candidates and their biographies in various parts of the territory concerned. Let there be public hearings to explain and defend projects. Than by political parties which indicates who is mayor, but emerges from the citizens themselves, or social movements. When the municipalities are divided by sectors of political parties, as happened now in the FA in Montevideo for example, invites us to think: "This decentralization aims to benefit the citizen participation or benefits the political parties will have more charges to be disputed and sharing? ".
- said the Uruguayan, "to be mayor of sandals." Tucked within its territory and its reality, and influenced by their neighbors, clubs, social, sports center, youth, community radios, etc.. etc. etc. Other than embassies.
- What will be the Community centers? Is devoted to workshops and artistic activities, sports or recreation? Will it help? Will administrative offices?
- And that does not become perverse policy. That the different candidates, elected or not, continue with their proposals, they are not winning or losing mayor, celebrates not so.
As in school "can and must improve," or "How can we improve?" Or "What needs improving?
