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Uruguay

Uruguay’s left is ahead. History is not on its side though

In Latin America, the executive’s positive approval tends to reasonably predict the continuity of the ruling party's power.

Uruguay: Likely scenarios leading up to the October elections

Looking ahead to the October election, the Frente Amplio has a voting intention of more than 40% in all opinion polls and, in most of them, it is above the sum of all parties comprising the government coalition.

Uruguay is not an island

Uruguay is experiencing the main political crisis since the restoration of democracy in 1985, and the trigger is so scandalous that for the serene and orderly country it sounds almost like fiction.

A socially constructed water crisis in Uruguay

Coauthor Micaela Trimble Since the end of April, more than half of Uruguayans have faced water problems in quantity and quality.

Uruguay in the turbulent regional context: an example to follow or an exception to the rule?

Lula da Silva's inauguration was attended by heads of state and government from all over the world. Uruguay was represented by President Luis Lacalle Pou, who was accompanied by former presidents Julio María Sanguinetti and José "Pepe" Mujica.

Uruguay seeks FTA with China facing a paralyzed Mercosur

The announcement by the Uruguayan president that a feasibility study would be initiated to sign an FTA with China has drawn national and regional political attention.