| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : LA/C, Uruguay | | | | TOPICS : economy, industry, politics, election, government, growth, legislation, manufacturing, opposition, party, policy | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : The leftist Frente Amplio retained its legislative majority in the October 25 elections, but did not receive the 50% needed for a first-round victory, forcing a run-off between its candidate, Jose Mujica, and former President Luis Alberto Lacalle. The electorate remains equally divided between the Left and traditional centre-right parties. Programmatic differences have diminished, and pressure for inter-party accords is increasin |
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