1996 Uruguayan Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 8 December 1996.Uruguay, 8 December 1996: Constitutional reform
Direct Democracy Constitution of Uruguay of 1997, The proposals, which included limiting each party to a single presidential candidate, were narrowly approved by voters.

Proposals

The proposals were approved by both houses of the General Assembly of Uruguay, General Assembly on 15 October 1996. They included: *separating national and local elections *limiting each party to one presidential candidate (abolishing Ley de Lemas#Uruguay, sublemas) *introducing a Two-round system, second round run-off for presidential elections *providing for primary elections in parties *decentralising local government

Results

References

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Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century bec ...
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