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Montevideo, December 19th 2025 - 20:08 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 06:37 UTC

    Mercosur will address inter-group trade restrictions in Paraguay

    Uruguay’s main Mercosur and integration officer is confident that “differences will be solved”.

    Mercosur Foreign Affairs and Economy ministers will be meeting Tuesday in Asuncion, Paraguay in the framework of the Common Market Group to discuss trade barriers and try to unwind several issues.

  • Monday, June 29th 2009 - 14:21 UTC

    Victorious Argentine opposition calls on Cristina to begin negotiations

    Nestor Kirchner admitted defeat by a slight margin and anticipated working for a new 2011 alternative.

    “With all respect to our President, (Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner) I hope you have heard the message of the Argentines in the polls and beginning tomorrow (Monday) you will convene us to dialogue”, said the Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri who emerged from Sunday’s mid term election as one of the strongest 2011 presidential hopefuls.

  • Monday, June 29th 2009 - 11:44 UTC

    UN and OAS will address Monday the Honduras coup

    Jose Miguel Insulza meets Monday with Central American leaders.

    The United Nations and the Organization of American States will be addressing Monday the Honduras situation following the military coup which on early Sunday morning ousted constitutionally elected president Jose Manuel Zelaya.

  • Monday, June 29th 2009 - 11:34 UTC

    Uruguayan opposition seals presidential ticket in surprising vote turnout

    A strong show of unity from the National party with the presidential ticket Lacalle, Larrañaga.

    Jose Mujica from the ruling coalition, Luis Alberto Lacalle and Pedro Bordaberry from the opposition are the three candidates that will be disputing Uruguay’s presidency next October following their comfortable victories on Sunday’s political parties’ primaries. The “picture” resulting from June 28th results also helped to visualize what could happen in October and if a November run-off will be needed.

  • Monday, June 29th 2009 - 06:04 UTC

    World condemnation of the military coup in Honduras

    Speaking for Unasur, Chilean leader Michelle Bachelet called for the immediate return of democratic institutions and President Zelaya.

    The removal early Sunday by the military of Honduras elected President Jose Manuel Zelaya and his forced exile to neighbouring Costa Rica has received world condemnation.

  • Monday, June 29th 2009 - 05:57 UTC

    President Zelaya voted in as Liberal turned into ally of Chavez’ ALBA

    Zelaya’s party turned back on him when he sponsored a re-election proposal

    Jose Manuel Zelaya was elected Honduran president in November 2005 running as the Liberal Party candidate. Despite his centre-right credentials, the former businessman and civil engineer with logging and ranching interests moved Honduras away from its traditional ally the US, winning the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other left-leaning leaders.

  • Sunday, June 28th 2009 - 20:15 UTC

    Soldiers arrest Honduran president on day of disputed referendum

    Mr Zelaya wants a constitutional change allowing him to seek a second term.

    Soldiers have arrested the Honduran president and taken him to an air force base just before voting was to begin on a disputed constitutional election.

  • Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 17:11 UTC

    Lula da Silva Is Likely To Run For The Presidency Again In 2014

    Pte. Lula da Silva and candidate Dilma Rousseff

    Lula, who is barred by the constitution from running for a third straight term in October 2010, said he would support likely Workers' Party candidate Dilma Rousseff if she won next year and would not seek to succeed her in 2014.

  • Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 15:11 UTC

    Flight AF 447: Brazil Ends Search for bodies and wreckage

    Brazil’s Air Force and Navy called off permanently a search for bodies and wreckage from the Air France airplane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a statement posted on the Air Force’s Web site.

  • Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 14:49 UTC

    Argentina’s mid term election will signal who’s the next Peronist chief

    The “K” time seems to be in twilight of the beginning of the end

    Argentina Sunday’s mid term elections results are not promising for the Kirchner ruling couple. Public opinion polls indicate that the “K” magic of the strong sustained recovery years is over, and the electorate does not agree with the aggressive confrontational style particularly of former president Nestor Kirchner, undoubtedly the “strong man” of Argentina and the “chief” of the hegemonic Peronist movement that has dominated the country’s politics for the last six decades.