Tag: Uruguay
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Uruguay: the Broad Front Presents Its Presidential Binomial
So far, the Electoral Court has counted 37 percent of the electoral circuits. For the October elections, the Broad Front will propose Yamandu Orsi as the candidate for the presidency of Uruguay and Carolina Cosse as the candidate for vice president. RELATED: Primary Elections in Uruguay to Define Presidential Candidate Close This was announced by […]
July 1, 2024
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Primary Elections in Uruguay to Define Presidential Candidate Close
976,597 of the nearly 2,700,000 eligible voters participated in the elections on Sunday, representing 36% of the electoral population The polling centers prepared for some 2,700,000 citizens to vote in the internal elections closed at 19:30 local time while pre-candidate of the Álvaro Delgado National Party, the Yamandú Orsi Broad Front and the Andrés Ojeda […]
June 30, 2024
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Uruguayan Primaries Update: 12% of the Roll Voted in the First 4 Hours
“We, the old people, vote early,” former President Pepe Mujica said. Until midday on Sunday, 12 percent of Uruguayans eligible to vote had attended the party primaries, according to the Electoral Court. RELATED: Primary Elections Kick Off in Uruguay In the capital city Montevideo, authorities estimate that 10 percent of citizens have already cast their […]
June 30, 2024
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Primary Elections Kick Off in Uruguay
Previously, 18 parties registered 30 pre-candidates for this democratic process. On Sunday, 7,105 polling stations began serving about 2.7 million citizens who are eligible to participate in the primary elections through which the Uruguayan parties will choose their candidates for the October presidential elections. RELATED: Uruguay To Hold Primary Elections on Sunday The voting centers […]
June 30, 2024
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Uruguay To Hold Primary Elections on Sunday
Unlike previous occasions, this elections are characterized by the presence of five female pre-candidates. On Friday, Uruguayan authorities decreed the start of an electoral ban during which parties will not be allowed to carry out any campaign propaganda activities. RELATED: Uruguay: Police Raid Montevideo Neighborhood, 21 People Arrested On Sunday, citizens will be able to […]
June 28, 2024
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Uruguay: Police Raid Montevideo Neighborhood, 21 People Arrested
Among the charges against those sentenced are receiving police bulletproof vests, possession of narcotics, drug trafficking, internal trafficking of weapons and a crime of carrying and possession of a firearm.
June 26, 2024
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Uruguay: US Military Aircraft Without Parliamentary Approval
On Thursday, two US military aircraft landed at the Uruguayan airport of Punta del Este, according to information published by a local media on social networks. Related: Uruguay: Transport Workers Extend Strike The news would not be transcendental, except that the entry into the country of foreign military forces and means requires a permit from […]
May 30, 2024
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Uruguay: Transport Workers Extend Strike
On Tuesday, the Copsa Workers’ Association (ATC) decided to extend today for 24 hours the strike that began the day before and affects the passenger service. Related: Uruguay: PIT-CNT Concerned About Police Suicides “At the moment we are still without solutions” to the claims for unpaid wages, says the ATC executive board in a communiqué. […]
May 21, 2024
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Fifteen Years Without Mario Benedetti
On May 17, 2009, death took us away from the Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet Mario Benedetti. One of the most outstanding writers of contemporary Latin American literature, was born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay. RELATED: Eduardo Galeano, the Writer of Subjugated and Forgotten Stories Benedetti became an emblematic figure not only for his […]
May 18, 2024
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US Coast Guard Ship Arrives in Argentina
On Monday, a United States Coast Guard ship will arrive at the port of Buenos Aires to enhance maritime security and combat illicit activities at sea. RELATED: Venezuela Sues Argentina Against the International Civil Aviation Organization The Cutter James (WMSL 754), one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest and most technologically advanced ships, will conduct […]