Bulletin de vote référendum Uruguay 2004

A constitutional referendum on an amendment dealing with public ownership of water supply was held in

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on 31 October 2004 alongside simultaneous

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Background

The proposed amendment to the

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dealt with the issue of water supply and sanitation, including a statement that access to piped water and sanitation were fundamental human rights, and that :''The public service of sewerage and the public service of water supplying for the human consumption, will be served exclusively and directly by state legal persons.'' The amendment was supported by (victorious) presidential candidate

Tabaré Vázquez Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (; ''Vázquez Rosas'' locally ; 17 January 19406 December 2020) was a Uruguayan politician who served as the 41st president of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020. He previously served from 2005 to 2010 as the 39th presiden ...

and his Broad Front coalition.

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also supported the move, saying it "sets a key precedent for the protection of water worldwide, by enshrining these principles into the national constitution of one country by means of direct democracy."Uruguay: Referendum Gives Resounding ‘No’ to the Privatisation of Water
IPS, 1 November 2004

Results

Aftermath

In May 2005, the government stated that contracts with private water companies would be honoured until their expiry.

References

External links

Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School - Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
{{Uruguayan elections Referendums in Uruguay 2004 in Uruguay 2004 referendums Water in Uruguay October 2004 events in South America

Background

Results

Aftermath

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