Uruguay’s Mujica Criticizes Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua

Screenshot of Pepe Mujica in 2016. By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – Of course, it didn’t appear on Cuba’s National Television News, but on social media, the recent words of former Uruguayan President Jose (Pepe) Mujica gained traction. He expressed a …

Pepe Mujica, former president of Uruguay: 'Contemporary democracy is sick'

At 89, José "Pepe" Mujica is lucid. "We didn't change the world," said the left-wing former Uruguayan president (2010-2015). "But we did fight for a better distribution." During his term of office, he was nicknamed " …

Uruguay Votes as Left-Wing Opposition Eyes Return to Presidency

(Bloomberg) -- Uruguay is on the cusp of becoming the latest country to oust an incumbent party this year, with violent crime and an economic recovery that has left many behind bolstering the hopes of the leftist opposition candidate in Sunday’s …

Uruguay Update: Broad Front Candidate Confident of Becoming President

Uruguayan presidential candidate Yamandu Orsi, Nov. 24, 2024. X/ @Unionradionet November 24, 2024 Hour: 11:01 am On Sunday, 2.7 million Uruguayan citizens will participate in the second round of the presidential elections. The voting will take place …

Polls open in Uruguay for a runoff election to pick the next president of the stable South American nation

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Polls open in Uruguay for a runoff election to pick the next president of the stable South American nation. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or …

Uruguay Update: Topolansky Asks Next President to Promote Political Dialogue

Former Vice President Lucia Topolansky (R) in Rincon del Cerro, Uruguay, Nov. 24, 2024. X/ @TelenocheUy November 24, 2024 Hour: 11:01 am On Sunday, 2.7 million Uruguayan citizens will participate in the second round of the presidential elections. The …

Tight race in Uruguay's presidential runoff as voters head to polls

Uruguayans head to the polls for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month's vote. …

Polls open in Uruguay for a runoff election to pick the next president of the stable South American nation

Uruguay's former President (2010-2015) Jose Mujica is battling cancer but used a cane to walk into this polling station ...

Uruguayans voted Sunday, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe" Mujica hoping to reclaim the country's top job five years after a right-wing victory driven by concerns over crime and taxes.

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