Tag: Uruguay general elections 2014

• 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.

• Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:57 UTC

  Opposition parties five points ahead of Uruguay's ruling coalition for October election

  

  With less than fifty days to national elections when Uruguayans will vote for president and a new parliament (26 October), public opinion polls indicate that the ruling coalition until a few months ago the undisputed winner, faces a runoff and whoever wins will have to rule with a divided legislative.

• Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 07:01 UTC

  Controversy in Uruguay over transfer of Guantanamo prisoners, before or after October election

  

  US ambassador in Montevideo, Julissa Reynoso said that Washington “does not impose a date” for the transfer and arrival of the Guantanamo prison detainees to be accepted by Uruguay, but admitted that the ideal would be for this to happen before the end of President Jose Mujica's mandate next March first.

• Friday, June 13th 2014 - 08:37 UTC

  Uruguay's main parties completed their presidential tickets for 26 October

  

  Uruguay's ruling coalition and the main opposition National party have finally worked out their presidential tickets for October's general election, following on the results, and subsequent negotiations, of the June first primary elections.

• Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 - 05:51 UTC

  Uruguay's primaries give birth to a new young leader in the ruling coalition

  

  Yet more surprises from last Sunday's primaries in Uruguay to choose candidates for the October presidential election. Not only did the main opposition vote overwhelmingly for renewal, but now it has emerged that in the ruling coalition, which suffers from a generation of Jurassic leaders, a young challenger has emerged as the most voted and is now demanding a place in the presidential ticket.

• Friday, May 30th 2014 - 05:19 UTC

  Uruguay parties chose presidential candidates in next Sunday's primaries

  

  Uruguay closed on Thursday the primaries election campaign ahead of Sunday's vote when the different parties will be choosing their candidates for the big presidential contest on the last Sunday of October. Whoever is elected in October or in the November run-off will succeed President Jose Mujica on March 2015.

• Saturday, December 21st 2013 - 01:59 UTC

  Uruguay's ruling coalition ends 2013 with a majority lead in public opinion

  

  Uruguay's ruling coalition, Broad Front, is closing 2013 with a strong 44% electoral support, which is higher than all the opposition put together, according to the latest Mori public opinion poll on vote intention and support for the presidential hopefuls

• Monday, August 5th 2013 - 02:15 UTC

  Uruguay’s ruling coalition wants Vazquez to confirm his 2014 presidential candidacy

  

  Uruguayan Former president Tabare Vazquez is expected to announce in coming days that he will effectively be the ruling Broad Front candidate for next year’s presidential election when President Jose Mujica’s five year term comes to an end.