National Party sends two councilors to ethics committee after voting for Bergara's funding proposals

The National Party's leadership has referred two Montevideo councilors to the party's Ethics Committee following their controversial vote on funding proposals. Councilors Nicolás Hernández and Joaquín Campos, aligned with the Lista 22 faction led by Santiago Caramés, voted to approve $260 million in funding for the capital's government, a move that bypassed the official budget.

This decision created internal friction within the party. While other National Party councilors supported only the sanitation project, Hernández and Campos, joined by two coalition members, Federico Paganini of the Colorado Party and independent Guillermo Kruse, voted in favor of additional funding for sidewalks, streets, and cleaning.

Following the vote, Lista 22 issued a statement clarifying their position. They asserted that their vote was not one of confidence but rather an endorsement of the administration's ability to re-prioritize expenditures. The party's directory, initially set to discuss healthcare administration issues, addressed this controversy at the request of its political affairs committee, ultimately deciding to forward the matter to the ethics committee without a substantive debate.