MONTEVIDEO — Uruguay’s conservative opposition has posted a big win in presidential primaries, firing a warning at the ruling coalition ahead of national elections in October as the South American nation grapples to revive economic growth. Uruguay’s electoral system allows voters to select both a preferred presidential candidate for each of the three main parties and a preferred party. Uruguay’s electoral court said that, with 99% of the vote counted, the Broad Front had received 23.6% of the overall vote, while the National Party gained 41.6%. The National Party was last in power in 1990, while Broad Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, got into power by winning the presidential election in 2004. “Uruguay has started to decide it wants a change of government because it’s starting looking away from the Broad Front and looking for someone to trust,” Lacalle Pou said.

Source: National Post July 01, 2019 11:41 UTC