(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Uruguay’s political scene has gotten tighter as the year progresses, according to a poll by Cifra. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing leftist Progressive Encounter – Broad Front (EP-FA) in this year’s presidential and legislative election, unchanged since May.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Uruguay’s political scene has gotten tighter as the year progresses, according to a poll by Cifra. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing leftist Progressive Encounter – Broad Front (EP-FA) in this year’s presidential and legislative election, unchanged since May.
The National Party-Whites (PN-B) is second with 39 per cent, followed by the Red Party (PC) with eight per cent, and the Independent Party (PI) with just one per cent.
Tabaré Vázquez—nominee for the EP-FA—won the October 2004 election with 50.45 per cent of the vote, becoming the first Uruguayan president to represent a political organization other than the PC and the PN-B.
The president officially took over in March 2005, and began his government with majorities in the Chamber of Deputies—with 52 lawmakers in the 99-seat lower house—and the Chamber of Senators—with 18 legislators in the 31-seat upper house.
Vázquez is barred by the constitution from seeking a second consecutive term. Senator José Mujica and former economy minister Danilo Astori are running in the primaries to seek the EP-FA’s presidential nomination.
On Jun. 5, Uruguayan interior minister Daisy Tourne resigned after she uttered a series of insults on television against members of both the ruling party and the opposition. Tourne declared: "I must recognize that my passion overwhelmed me. (…) I cannot be by any means an obstacle nor an excuse to affect the management of the best government this country has had."
Uruguay will hold presidential and legislative elections on Oct. 25.
Polling Data
If the presidential and parliamentary elections took place this Sunday, which party would you vote for?
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Jun. 2009
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May 2009
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Apr. 2009
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Progressive Encounter – Broad Front (EP-FA)
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43%
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43%
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45%
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National Party-Whites (PN-B)
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39%
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38%
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35%
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Red Party (PC)
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8%
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7%
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7%
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Independent Party (PI)
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1%
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2%
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2%
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Blank ballot / Undecided
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9%
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10%
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11%
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Source: Cifra
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 Uruguayan adults, conducted in June 2009. Margin of error is 3.3 per cent.
