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- Uruguay presidential election heads to close run between ruling coalition and opposition candidates
Uruguay presidential election heads to close run between ruling coalition and opposition candidates
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Uruguayans voted in a second round of presidential elections on Sunday, with Incumbent party candidate Alvaro Delgado competing against Yamand Orsi of the Broad Front coalition, a leftist and center-left party alliance. The Broad Front had previously implemented progressive policies such as abortion legalization, same-sex marriage, and the sale of marijuana in the country. The results may take time to be officially announced, with independent polling firms releasing quick counts after polls closed and election officials potentially not declaring a winner for several days, similar to the 2019 runoff that saw Luis Lacalle Pou come to power, ending 15 years of Broad Front rule.
Uruguay is a small country, but it has earned recognition for being stable, for having a citizenry that respects institutional formalities.
When it comes to governing, with the parliamentary structure that we will have, the government will be forced to negotiate.
I want (Orsi) to know that my idea is to form a government of national unity.
The question of whether Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) raises taxes is not an existential question, unlike what we saw in the U.S. with Trump and Kamala framing each other as threats to democracy.
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sources
perspectives
- 1.Election
countries
organizations
- 1.Frente Amplio
- 2.National Party
- 3.Mercosur
- 4.Colorado Party
- 5.Economist Intelligence Unit
- 6.International Monetary Fund
persons
- 1.Luis Lacalle Pou
- 2.Alvaro Delgado
- 3.Yamandú Orsi
- 4.Nicolás Saldías
- 5.José "Pepe" Mujica
- 6.Matilde Campodonico
- 7.Ramiro Pérez