Tag: Lucia Topolansky

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 05:56 UTC

  Uruguay joins the women’s presidential club: Mujica flies to China and Astori to Colombia

  

  For several days beginning Wednesday Uruguay, as its neighbours, Brazil and Argentina will be ruled by a woman. Lucia Topolansky, Fist Lady but also Senator and third in the succession line will become interim president since her husband is off on an official trip to China and Europe, and Vice-president Danilo Astori will be attending the Alliance of the Pacific summit in Colombia.

• Monday, May 6th 2013 - 00:54 UTC

  Mujica wants to meet Pope Francis: social programs, housing and abortion in the agenda

  

  Uruguay has formally requested Pope Francis to receive President Jose Mujica when he travels at the end of the month to China, Spain and Italy. Mujica is an agnostic and Uruguay is one of the few Latinamerican countries in which the Catholic Church has been separated from the State for almost a century.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 08:06 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez and Mujica could overcome incident at Maduro’s ceremony in Caracas

  

  Argentina and Uruguay presidents could hold an unofficial meeting next Friday in Caracas when they attend the taking office ceremony of Venezuelan president next Friday, according to Montevideo diplomatic sources.

• Thursday, December 15th 2011 - 03:45 UTC

  Uruguayan president and Vice-president publicly clash over education policy

  

  The Uruguayan president and Vice president have again openly clashed this time over education reform. First Lady and Senator Lucia Topolansky described Vice-president Danilo Astori’s comments on the issue as “negative” and praised the attitude of teachers’ unions involved in the reform effort.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:51 UTC

  Mujica changes his mind and will be present for CFK taking office ceremony

  

  Uruguayan President José Mujica changed his mind and will attend Argentine President Cristina Fernández inauguration ceremony next Saturday, official sources confirmed.

• Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 06:35 UTC

  Mujica absent from CFK inauguration following on doctors advice

  

  Uruguayan President José Mujica, 76, announced he would not be attending President Cristina Fernández inauguration ceremony on Saturday after his doctor recommended he should rest for the next few days. His wife, First Lady and Senator Lucía Topolansky will be attending instead.

• Friday, October 14th 2011 - 07:50 UTC

  Vazquez apologizes and resigns to public politics, but opposition doesn’t believe him

  

  Former Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez (2005/2010) apologized on Thursday for his statements on a “was hypothesis” with Argentina in 2006 saying they had been ‘inopportune’ and announced he was retiring from public politics activities.

• Thursday, November 25th 2010 - 21:25 UTC

  First time ever woman president (for a few days) in Uruguay

  

  Uruguay’s First Lady and speaker of the main Senate group in the ruling coalition Lucia Topolansky will be sworn as interim president on Friday, the first woman-president in the history of the Uruguayan democracy.