(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – José Mujica is expected to win tomorrow’s presidential run-off in Uruguay, according to a poll by Interconsult. 50 per cent of respondents would support the leftist Progressive Encounter – Broad Front (EP-FA) candidate in the ballot.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – José Mujica is expected to win tomorrow’s presidential run-off in Uruguay, according to a poll by Interconsult. 50 per cent of respondents would support the leftist Progressive Encounter – Broad Front (EP-FA) candidate in the ballot.
Former president Luis Lacalle of the opposition National Party-Whites (PN-B) is second with 42 per cent. Eight per cent of respondents remain undecided or will cast a blank ballot.
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 Red Party (PC) and the PN-B. Vázquez 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 constitutionally barred from seeking a second consecutive term.
On Oct. 25, Uruguayan voters took part in the first round of the presidential election. Mujica finished in first place with 47.96 per cent of all cast ballots, followed by Lacalle with 29.07 per cent. Since no candidate garnered more than 50 per cent of the vote, a run-off was scheduled for Nov. 29.
In the legislative election, the EP-FA secured 50 lower house and 16 upper house seats, followed by the PN-B with 30 deputies and nine senators.
On Nov. 26, Lacalle called on voters to support his party—which he defined as "the defender of all that is Uruguayan and sovereignty"—adding, "Our general idea is to awaken the country so that it can reach its full potential."
Polling Data
If the presidential run-off took place this Sunday, which candidate would you vote for?
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Nov. 22
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Nov. 18
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Nov. 2
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José Mujica (EP-FA)
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50%
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48%
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47%
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Luis Lacalle (PN-B)
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42%
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42%
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40%
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Blank ballot / Undecided
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8%
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10%
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13%
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Source: Interconsult
Methodology: Interviews with 900 Uruguayan adults, conducted from Nov. 19 to Nov. 22, 2009. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.
