Tag: Electoral court

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:27 UTC

  LUC referendum in Uruguay scheduled for March 27

  

  Uruguay's National Electoral Court has decided that the Referendum to repeal 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) will be held March 27, 2022, Chief Justice José Arocena announced.

• Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 23:17 UTC

  There will be referendum! Uruguayan electoral court validates enough signatures to hold it

  

  Uruguay will finally hold a referendum against 135 articles of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which has been a cornerstone of the administration of current President Luis Lacalle Pou, it was announced Wednesday in Montevideo.

• Friday, July 9th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Opposition files for referendum in Uruguay after collecting far more signatures than required

  

  Uruguayan opposition politicians Thursday filed a petition before the Electoral Court to call for a referendum to repeal several articles of the Urgent Consideration Law (LUC) passed last year.

• Monday, September 3rd 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  Lula's party challenges Electoral Court ruling and keeps him as candidate

  

  Brazil's Workers Party, PT, said on Saturday that it's sticking with former president Lula da Silva as its presidential candidate even though the electoral court has thrown him off the ballot for an election just five weeks away.

• Monday, August 6th 2012 - 08:14 UTC

  Lugo going to appeal before the Inter American Court his removal from office

  

  Fernando Lugo said he would appeal to the Inter American Court the whole political impeachment process in the Senate that ended with his removal from the Paraguayan presidency in less than 48 hours and with little chance of a defence.