Former president Vazquez by far the most favoured politician in Uruguay
Former president Tabare Vazquez is the most popular politician in Uruguay with 65% support followed by the current head of state Jose Mujica with 50% and Vice-president Danilo Astori, 48%, according to an opinion poll from Equipos Mori and published over the weekend in the Montevideo media.
All of them belong to the ruling coalition that took office in Uruguay in 2005. With this level of support and all other conditions remaining equal, Vazquez could easily repeat the presidency in 2015.
Opposition leaders rank below with the head of the senior National party, Jorge Larrañaga with 46%; Pedro Bordaberry from the junior opposition Colorado party figures with 33%; former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, 26% and Pablo Mieres from the Independent party, 15%.
Among the ruling coalition voters Vazquez leads comfortably with 83% support, second among members of the Colorado party and third with National party voters.
Inside the Colorado party, Bordaberry leads with 79%, followed by Vazquez, 52% and in the National party, Larrañaga has 60% following; Lacalle 55% and Vazquez, 42%.
The Equipos Mori public opinion poll also included questions regarding the rejection levels triggered by the two Broad Front coalition presidents. Current president Mujica at the beginning of his mandate was disapproved by 11%, while Vazquez when he took office in 2005, had a rejection of 9%.
In the second year of their mandates, in April, disapproval jumped to 29% and 30% respectively, while in June (third year of their five year periods) it was 39% for Mujica and 22% for Vazquez.
Later Vazquez had worse rankings until October of the third year with disapproval climbing to 31%, which was a peak, because since then it started to slide gently to 10% and an approval rating of 75%.
However Equipos-Mori also points out that the survey was done a few days after the cold blood killing of a bar tender, and which was filmed in security cameras and then aired by the open television in the main news, shocking public opinion.
“This could have had a negative assessment for President Mujica and his Minister of Interior”, admits Equipos-Mori.
As to the level of support of former president Vazquez in June of the third year of his mandate it stood at 42%, while for Mujica it reached 39%.
This has been the worst approval level for Mujica, while Vazquez reached his lowest peak in October of his third year (2007) with 39%.
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You little devil you, leave Guzz out of this ;-)
I have no idea whether Guzz was correct but what was Uruguay to do when it was believed that Argentina was preparing an armed invasion of the country?
Less than 3M people harassed and bullied by 40M. Individually, Argies are seen as cowardly and need to gang-up to gain the courage to do anything. NOT my words, those of my Uruguayo friends.
My words for La Campora and the other Kirchener rabble are well documented on MercoPress and do not need repeating.
As for Guzz how he manages to live in Denmark on a wage of $U15,000 a month (thats about e15 per diem) beats me. Maybe its time he came home and taught his government how to exercise similar thrift
You worry too much about my situation in Denmark, I¨m here on a beca and only temporary, there is no need for you to dwell on it further :)
As for Vazquez, I have no idea why he said what he did, and I certainly don't approve with his words:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6IxXhZo3nc
As it shows though, it would seem that Vazquez will become Uruguay's next president. Believe it or not, but the comments seems to have attracted more followers from the right wing than it scared from the left... Politics ahead of ideology as usual...
Cant remember who said it but politics is the art of the possible. The problem with ideologies is that they start out great ; Marx scribbling away in the British Museum- but they then get twisted by power mad politicos. “you cant make an omelette without breaking eggs” Well look when happened when Mashall Stalin took over the ideology. Lots of broken eggs but not many omelettes and the people either murdered with or without show trials, starved to death or confined to the gulags to rot. You may think thats democracy - I dont. Our country needs a better society to be sure and we have to fix education levels first. The basis of education is teaching kids to think and achieve that without political or clerical interference.
I really dont know what you want. Some sort of anschluss with Argentina so that we lose our independence and are ruled from BA? I dont think many Uruguayans would go along with that idea, including most of your own party. Artigas fought for our independence. You want to throw that away?
Stalin? Marx? anschluss with Argentina? What on earth are you on about? :)
What in my post made you perform such a space jump???
Our views seems to differ on that subject. For me, the ideology is the path, while politics are the excuses not to walk it...
I must admit that Guzz confuses me. He is undoubtedly Uruguayo but might just as well be an Argie for all the allegiance he shows to Uruguay.
I frankly love being in Uruguay and sometimes his posts lead me to believe that I am more of a Uruguayo than he is.
Perhaps if (let's hope NOT) when the chips are down between our southern cousins and Uruguay it brings him to the reality that is Argentina: you just can't trust the lying, thieving bastards in charge.
I'm getting my sailing licence, although I'm no sailor. I got my Bachelor in Marine Engineer here in Denmark and this is an add-on.
Don't worry, the whole plan was to return, but not empty-... minded :)
Let me ask you a question, why are you so interested in my origin and whereabouts? You think you will find anything that will suit your arguments in my infancy? In my adolescence mayhap?
“Aqui esta lleno de gringos, canarios, tanos y negros
y creo que seria muy triste aunque no sea muy correcto
que en un pueblo de apodados, no me apodara, mi pueblo” M.Capella
I make no apology for liking Uruguay and hope I live long enough to be granted citizenship.
Uruguayan or Uruguayo? Whatever floats your boat (or ship if you like). :o)
I expect no apologies and hope your wishes will be granted.
Take an advice from a compatriota then and try to be more constructive in your criticism of the country you like, one day you might wake up not needing papers to express what you feel...
A curiousity, what was the reason the route didn't work out?
And what has Pepe given up upon? The channel? What have the gains been for our nation? Can't you see the progress? It's bloody everywhere!
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