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The politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and legislative power and is vested in the two chambers of the General Assembly of Uruguay. The Judiciary is independent from the executive and legislature.
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas was a Uruguayan politician who served as the 39th and 41st president of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. A physician (oncologist), he was a member of the leftist Broad Front coalition.
The National Party, also known as the White Party, is a major political party in Uruguay. It was founded in 1836 by Manuel Oribe, making it the country's oldest active political party, and together with the Colorado Party, its origin dates back to the time of the creation of the Uruguayan State.
Uruguay elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature.
The Socialist Party of Uruguay is a Uruguayan socialist political party.
Tomás Berreta Gandolfo was the President of Uruguay for five months in 1947.
The Broad Front is a left-wing political coalition from Uruguay. It was the ruling party of Uruguay from 2005 to 2020 and has produced two presidents: José Mujica (2010–2015) and Tabaré Vázquez. Since 1999, it has been the largest party in Uruguay's General Assembly.
Óscar Diego Gestido Pose was president of Uruguay in 1967.
The Chamber of Senators of Uruguay, or Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation; the Vice-president presides over the chamber's sessions.
General elections were held in Uruguay on November 26, 1989. They resulted in a clear win for the National Party, and victory for the Herrerismo-Renovación y Victoria presidential candidate, Luis Alberto Lacalle.
Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer serving as President of Uruguay since 1 March 2020.
General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1922. It was the first time that the presidency had been directly elected, and although Luis Alberto de Herrera of the National Party, received the most votes of any individual candidate, the Colorado Party received most votes overall, and its lead candidate José Serrato was elected president. The Colorado Party factions also won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 November 1971, alongside a double referendum. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the presidency and the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.
A double referendum was held in Uruguay on 28 November 1971 alongside general elections. Voters were asked whether they approved of two proposals; one to allow presidents to seek immediate re-election for a second term, and one that would force the President to resign if any government ministers were found guilty of violating the law. Both were rejected by voters.
The 1997 Constitution of Uruguay refers to the 1967 Constitution with amendments.
The Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party is a Uruguayan green party established in 2013.
General elections were held in Uruguay on Sunday, 27 October 2019 to elect the President and General Assembly. As no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff election took place on 24 November.
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 30 June 2019 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party.
Swedish–Venezuelan relations are the bilateral relations between Sweden and Venezuela.
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