Tabaré Vázquez

EspañolEarly this week, Uruguay President Tabare Vázquez signed a decree prohibiting demonstrations in the street. Officials argued it would preserve public use of the streets, roads and highways, "whose traffic is intended to be…
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EspañolUruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez took to the newspapers to defend the purchase of his presidential airplane, stating that it was done legally. Due to several accusations regarding the aircraft, the president stated in the…
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EspañolThe human rights crisis in Venezuela is revealing Latin American leaders' lack of commitment to the defense of basic liberties. Among the lies  that have been exposed is the claim that, during the gloomy years of military…
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EspañolIt is through chance that I, like 49 percent of the world's population according 2015 demographic data, was born a women. It's through luck, nothing more than random luck, that we weren't born male. In the last 25 years,…
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EspañolWhile Uruguay settles its debts with Venezuela at a 35 percent discount, Nicolás Maduro's government will see its debt increase with an agreement to import 265,000 tons of food. On Tuesday, July 7, Uruguayan President Tabaré…
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EspañolUruguay is a small country, but it's traditionally ranked alongside the biggest hitters in one respect: its unflinching defense of human rights. Historically – aside from periods of dictatorial rule – our leaders have stood…
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EspañolInjustice is one of the most undignified things. We don't have to be versed in political philosophy to realize something is unjust. Even small children immediately perceive the immorality of taking something from someone that…
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EspañolOn Sunday, March 1, Tabaré Vázquez was inaugurated as president of Uruguay, bringing the five-year administration of his predecessor José "Pepe" Mujica to an end. The new president will have the task of implementing the partial …
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EspañolOn Wednesday, December 16, a full session of the Uruguayan Senate passed a new Media Law which will regulate all television and radio services in the country. Legislators from governing coalition the Broad Front (FA), which…
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EspañolUruguay's former president, Tabaré Vázquez, won his old job back on Sunday, after securing victory in the runoff election. Vázquez, representing the ruling progressive coalition Broad Front, led the vote with 53.6 percent,…
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EspañolElections in the Southern Cone of the continent have once more given victories to progressives. Following the triumph of Michelle Bachelet in Chile a few months ago, Dilma Rousseff has imposed herself on Brazil by a narrow margin…
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EspañolThe Uruguayan presidential election will be settled in a November runoff, since no candidate passed the minimum 50 percent of votes needed for a first-round victory. The results gave former President Tabaré Vázquez the lead…
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