Tag: National Party (Uruguay)

• Tuesday, October 28th 2014 - 07:03 UTC

  Uruguay's ruling Broad Front headed for parliamentary majority

  

  Uruguay's ruling Broad Front coalition, despite pollster forecasts to the contrary, confirmed their dominance of local politics and are likely to enjoy a parliamentary majority, after the Sunday presidential election that left Tabare Vazquez as favorite to succeed José Mujica as head of state.

• Monday, October 27th 2014 - 06:57 UTC

  Vazquez anticipates victory in November and pledges consensuses with other political forces

  

  Uruguay's ruling coalition Broad Front presidential candidate Tabare Vazquez underlined on Sunday night that his political force received the most votes and is in the “threshold” of again having a parliamentary majority; however he anticipated he was willing to work to reach consensuses in political and social issues with other parties or groupings.

• Monday, October 27th 2014 - 06:46 UTC

  Bordaberry pledges support for Lacalle Pou in the 30 November runoff

  

  Pedro Bordaberry, the Colorado party presidential candidate who did not make it to the runoff in Uruguay's Sunday election, announced the country 'urgently needs changes' and in this new scenario National party candidate Luis Lacalle Pou is the option.

• Monday, October 27th 2014 - 06:31 UTC

  Uruguayan presidential run-off on 30 November; ruling coalition ruins pollsters forecasts

  

  Uruguayan pollsters again seem to have missed their target regarding estimate results of Sunday's legislative and presidential elections: the ruling Broad Front coalition presidential candidate Tabare Vazquez took a strong lead in the exit polls, and although he will be forced to a run-off with runner up Luis Lacalle Pou as anticipated, the percentage numbers indicate he should be able to achieve a comfortable win at the end of November, contrary to what was forecasted.

• Friday, October 24th 2014 - 07:19 UTC

  Uruguayan candidates end campaigns with their minds on a November runoff

  

  The three main presidential candidates for Uruguay's Sunday 26 October election closed their campaigns on Thursday evening with three huge political rallies that gathered thousands of militants and put an end to months of travel, speeches, flesh pressing and baby kissing, in what could prove to be the tightest race in recent years.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 - 10:02 UTC

  Uruguay faces the most competitive election since the return of democracy

  

  Uruguay is less than four days away from Sunday 26 October general election with opinion polls unable to forecast a clear winner, and a strong possibility that the left wing coalition could lose its legislative majority enjoyed in the last ten years and even the Executive.

• Monday, October 20th 2014 - 08:31 UTC

  First time voters in Uruguay more attracted to opposition candidate Lacalle Pou

  

  Uruguay's general elections next Sunday are not only a neck-to-neck dispute between the two main presidential candidates, (unpredictable only six months ago), but are also revealing that the ruling coalition has lost its dominant allure over new voters, according to pollsters.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 07:39 UTC

  Uruguay's presidential election too close and 'unpredictable', argue pollsters

  

  The strong economy and the good image of the incumbent presidential candidate Tabare Vazquez are not sufficient for Uruguay's ruling coalition Broad Front to ensure a third consecutive mandate next Sunday 26 October, according to the country's main pollsters, who underlined that the election result at this stage is too close and 'unpredictable'.

• Wednesday, October 8th 2014 - 08:24 UTC

  Uruguay presidential race to be decided in runoff in November seems confirmed by latest poll

  

  A run off in November to elect Uruguay's president seems most certain because none of the two leading candidates will manage a majority in the first round on 26 October, according to the latest public opinion poll.

• Thursday, October 2nd 2014 - 07:47 UTC

  Uruguay's presidential election at the end of October 'too tight to call'

  

  With less than four weeks to 26 October presidential election in Uruguay, the leading candidates are in a neck to neck race, which will demand a run off at the end of November with the result is too close to call, although two of the latest opinion polls believe that the ruling coalition could still scratch through.