Elections in Uruguay

[Harpy Eagle]

In a dull campaign and dull candidates, Uruguay votes new president and parliament on Sunday October 27

In less than two weeks time, Sunday 27 October, 2,8 million Uruguayan voters will be electing a new president, and a new parliament, 99 Lower House members and 30 Senators for the 2025/2030 period.

en.mercopress.com

A few things struck me as I read though this article.

First, I would love to go back to the days of boring campaigns and elected leaders that did not feel the need to be TV or in the news 6 days out of 7.

Second, voting there is mandatory. They did not say what happens if you do not. It is an interesting idea, but do not really favor such things.

Third, only 2% put the economy as their main concern and just 12% say it is inflation or poverty. How very different than here where we are always worried about the economy no matter who is in office.

 

[JLW]

Uruguay has been called the “Switzerland of South America.” Except for a brief time when they were under military rule, the country has been a stable democracy. It is a sign of a healthy democracy when you can have a dull campaign. Too bad it will be a long time before the US sees another.

 

[Mac-7]

In a dull campaign and dull candidates, Uruguay votes new president and parliament on Sunday October 27

In less than two weeks time, Sunday 27 October, 2,8 million Uruguayan voters will be electing a new president, and a new parliament, 99 Lower House members and 30 Senators for the 2025/2030 period.

en.mercopress.com

A few things struck me as I read though this article.

First, I would love to go back to the days of boring campaigns and elected leaders that did not feel the need to be TV or in the news 6 days out of 7.

Second, voting there is mandatory. They did not say what happens if you do not. It is an interesting idea, but do not really favor such things.

Third, only 2% put the economy as their main concern and just 12% say it is inflation or poverty. How very different than here where we are always worried about the economy no matter who is in office.

The country has fully legalized pot, same-sex marriage, prostitution, and abortion.

That sounds like your kind of place

Would you like submit your application for asylum?

 

[TNHarley]

The country has fully legalized pot, same-sex marriage, prostitution, and abortion.

That sounds like your kind of place

Would you like submit your application for asylum?

Lack of government regulation over ones body? You dont say!
That sounds horrible!

 

[Harpy Eagle]

The country has fully legalized pot, same-sex marriage, prostitution, and abortion.

That sounds like your kind of place

Would you like submit your application for asylum?

Imagine that, a little country in South America has more freedom than the US.

It is on our list, I have looked into it a fair amount. The biggest downfall is it location. It is pretty far south and the flights from the US to it are about 4 to 5 times the cost of flying to Panama. They also do not have anything that compares to the Pensionado visa that Panama offers.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Uruguay has been called the “Switzerland of South America.” Except for a brief time when they were under military rule, the country has been a stable democracy. It is a sign of a healthy democracy when you can have a dull campaign. Too bad it will be a long time before the US sees another.

I hold out little faith we will ever see another one in my lifetime.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Lack of government regulation over ones body? You dont say!
That sounds horrible!

It seems many people need the Govt to force them to be "moral"

 

[Mac-7]

Lack of government regulation over ones body? You dont say!
That sounds horrible!

Agreed

Its a great place for druggies who buy sex by the hour and dispose of mistakes on the fly

 

[1srelluc]

LOL.....The place may as well be on the surface of the fuckin' moon for all I care about it....Sorta like Portland, OR.

 

[TNHarley]

Agreed

Its a great place for druggies who buy sex by the hour and dispose of mistakes on the fly

ZOMG pay for sex? The oldest profession on the planet? You got to be kidding me!!
Run fer dem der hills, toby!

 

[Harpy Eagle]

LOL.....The place may as well be on the surface of the fuckin' moon for all I care about it....Sorta like Portland, OR.

yet here you are going out of your way to open a thread about it and make a post.

are you just desperate for attention?

 

[JGalt]

In a dull campaign and dull candidates, Uruguay votes new president and parliament on Sunday October 27

In less than two weeks time, Sunday 27 October, 2,8 million Uruguayan voters will be electing a new president, and a new parliament, 99 Lower House members and 30 Senators for the 2025/2030 period.

en.mercopress.com

A few things struck me as I read though this article.

First, I would love to go back to the days of boring campaigns and elected leaders that did not feel the need to be TV or in the news 6 days out of 7.

Second, voting there is mandatory. They did not say what happens if you do not. It is an interesting idea, but do not really favor such things.

Third, only 2% put the economy as their main concern and just 12% say it is inflation or poverty. How very different than here where we are always worried about the economy no matter who is in office.

The nationalist party headed by president Luis Lacalle Pou didn't enact lockdowns during the Covid pandemic, so the country recovered fairly fast. His opposition belongs to the Communist-Socialist-Christian Democrat party, whatever the hell that is.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

The nationalist party headed by president Luis Lacalle Pou didn't enact lockdowns during the Covid pandemic, so the country recovered fairly fast. His opposition belongs to the Communist-Socialist-Christian Democrat party, whatever the hell that is.

They did not have to do lockdowns as the population was reasonable and did things needed.

Public performances were canceled, and some public places were closed. The Gremial Única del Taxi union asked passengers not to sit on the front seat of taxis. All political parties temporarily suspended campaign events ahead of the municipal elections, which were postponed from May to September. Movie theaters started requiring customers to sit on every other seat. Catholic bishops modified some ceremonies.[31] Shopping centers were closed on 17 March 2020 and the Interior Minister advised residents to stay home as much as possible.[32]

The University of the Republic cancelled classes on 13 March 2020,[33] and later announced plans for distance learning for the remainder of the semester.[34] The government announced a two-week suspension of classes at public and private schools on Saturday, 14 March. Schools were to remain open to provide meals to students, but without classes.[33] The suspension of classes was extended to 13 April and beyond that.[35] A plan to let students return to school on a voluntary basis starting in June 2020 was announced by president Luis Lacalle Pou on 21 May 2020.[36] Students transitioned to online classes using the computers and online tools that had already been set up through the Ceibal project. Private schools that don't use Ceibal instead started using Zoom, Cisco Webex, WhatsApp, Google Classroom, and Moodle.[37]

On 16 March, the government issued an order to close all border crossings except Carrasco International Airport.[38] The border with Argentina was closed effective 17 March at midnight.[39] The closure included river and air travel.[39] President Luis Lacalle Pou said that the idea of closing the border with Brazil was "a little more complex", because it is a dry land border, and many people living near the border live a "binational life".[39] Lacalle Pou advised people over 65 to stay at home.[39] Flights from the United States were suspended effective 18 March,[40] and from Europe effective 20 March at midnight (00:00),[41] at which point the airport was to close.[38]

The government recommended remote work and not traveling, and introduced a free service for medical consultation by phone. To free up hospital beds, surgeries were permitted to be rescheduled.[41] The Ministry of the Interior announced that patrol officers would circulate with loudspeakers asking citizens not to meet in large groups.[32] Temperature checks were introduced in prisons and activities for prisoners restricted.[42]

On 17 March, the Ministry of Economy and Finance published a list of prices of products such as alcohol gel, rectified alcohol, and surgical masks, in order to prevent price gouging. The list gave locations where the products could be obtained and their prices at each location.[29][43]