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Montevideo, June 13th 2026 - 13:05 UTC

Uruguay

  • Monday, October 21st 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Uruguay: Mujica makes last public political appearance

    ”No to hatred and confrontation, we must work for hope”, former guerrilla leader Mujica also stressed

    Battling esophageal cancer and age, former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica made what is believed to be his last public appearance this past weekend by showing up at a rally of “La 609” or MPP, the Broad Front (FA) faction he once founded. “Goodbye, I give you my heart,” Mujica stressed on Saturday during a campaign closing event a week before the Oct. 27 elections.

  • Friday, October 18th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Uruguayan productive lands changing hands rapidly

    Between January and August, foreign capitals mostly from the United States, Japan, Brazil, and Argentina bought 135,888 hectares

    Uruguayan productive lands were said this week in Montevideo to be changing hands at a faster pace in the first six months of 2024 as the number of hectares traded doubled year-on-year according to the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry's (MGAP) “Price of land” report.

  • Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 10:11 UTC

    Uruguay: International airport at Melo inaugurated

    “The far northeast of the country is no longer so far away,” Lacalle stressed

    Just a few days after the first domestic flight within Uruguay operated by Paraguayan carrier Paranair between Montevideo and Salto, President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday inaugurated the new international airport at the city of Melo, which showed the Multicolor coalition's commitment to developing and strengthening the country's air connectivity. The terminal's remodeling was part of the operations of the National System of International Airports and had a cost of US$ 12 million.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 17:47 UTC

    In a dull campaign and dull candidates, Uruguay votes new president and parliament on Sunday October 27

    In less than two weeks time, Sunday 27 October, 2,8 million Uruguayan voters will be electing a new president, and a new parliament, 99 Lower House members and 30 Senators for the 2025/2030 period.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

    Swing voters to prove decisive in Uruguayan elections, poll finds

    Only 5% of FA voters might not pick Yamandú Orsi while all the other candidates can not be so sure about their constituencies until the last minute

    According to a Cifra survey released this weekend in Montevideo, Uruguay has 11% of swing voters who could end up pivotal in Oct. 27's presidential elections. Hence, political parties should focus on winning them over, the pollsters underlined. Cifra Director Mariana Pomiés underlined that this number could tip the scale at the end of the day.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 09:07 UTC

    Colorado candidate picks wrong analogy to describe Uruguay's relationship with Mercosur

    Ojeda made his point that “Uruguay cannot make 50 threats to leave a Mercosur from which it is never going to leave”

    Colorado Party presidential candidate Andrés Ojeda chose a controversial analogy this weekend to refer to Uruguay's situation within the South American Common Market (Mercosur). He claimed it was affecting his country's credibility not to kill any hostage when hijacking airplanes.

  • Friday, October 11th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Montevideo's airport to undergo major technological improvement

    The new ILS system will be in use at Carrasco's 07/25 runway

    Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport is undergoing a US$ 20 million technological update that will allow instrument landings (ILS) with zero visibility, it was announced at the Uruguayan capital Thursday. Hence, flight delays are expected to be cut down, it was explained.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:46 UTC

    Uruguay: Montevideo-Salto route by a foreign carrier started

    Paranair's new service is in line with Uruguay's newly signed open skies agreements with Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay

    Paraguayan carrier Paranair Tuesday performed the maiden flight between the Uruguayan cities of Montevideo and Salto, thus marking the beginning of a new era in commercial aviation with foreign operators serving domestic routes.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 09:32 UTC

    Uruguayan gov't says Israel entitled to self-defense

    “It is essential to seek diplomatic solutions,” Paganini underlined

    Uruguayan Foreign Ministry Omar Paganini Monday underlined Israel's right to self-defense on the first anniversary of the Hamas raids in which over 1,000 people were killed and over 200 taken hostage to the Gaza Strip, thus triggering Tel Aviv's full-scale military response. Montevideo's top diplomat also expressed his concern given the number of civilian casualties and forced displacements while urging all parties to de-escalate the conflict.

  • Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Survey finds Orsi ahead in voting intention to become Uruguay's next president

    In every scenario, Orsi seems to be on his way to becoming Lacalle Pou's successor next year

    According to a Usina de Percepción Ciudadana survey released this week in Montevideo, opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) would defeat Álvaro Delgado of the ruling Multicolor coalition by 6 percentage points. In case of a runoff, Orsi is expected to garner 50% of the vote, the study found between September 27 and 30 from a sample of 500 people.