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Martín Lema
Martín Alejandro Lema Perretta (born September 6, 1982) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party (Uruguay), National Party, serving as Senator of the Republic in the 50th Legislature of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay, 50th Legislature. He previously served as Ministry of Social Development (Uruguay), Minister of Social Development from 2021 to 2024, as Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay, National Representative 49th Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay, 49th Legislature and as president of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay, Chamber of Representatives in 2020. Early life and education Lema was born in the Jacinto Vera, Montevideo, Jacinto Vera neighborhood of Montevideo, the son of an elementary school teacher and the owner of a food company, both of whom were not members of any political party. He attended Elbio Fernández School. In 2002 he enrolled at the University of the Republic (Uruguay), University of the Republic, where he g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Republic (Uruguay)
The University of the Republic (, sometimes ''UdelaR'') is a public university, public research university in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is the country's oldest and largest university, as well as one of the largest public universities in South America in List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment, terms of enrollment. Established in 1849, it has educated the vast majority of Uruguay's professionals throughout history and has maintained a leading role in advancing academic research and higher education. The University of the Republic enrolls more than 140,000 students and is organized into 16 independent faculties. It administers 7 university schools and scientific institutes, the Hospital Clinic Manuel Quintela, as well as three regional university centers that serve different parts of the country. History The process of founding the country's first public university began on 11 June 1833, when a law proposed by then-Senator Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Uruguay
The Chamber of Senators of Uruguay (''Cámara de Senadores de Uruguay''), or Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (''Asamblea General de Uruguay''). It has 30 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation; the Vice President of Uruguay, vice-president presides over the chamber's sessions. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article Ninety-eight of the Constitution of Uruguay, Uruguayan Constitution. It also requires that the senators must be at least 30 years old and have been Uruguayan citizens for seven years. In addition to the functions that it performs jointly with the House of Representatives through the General Assembly, it stands out as a competence that falls solely on the House of Senators to open a public trial to those accused by the House of Representatives or the Junta Departamental, in their case, and pronounce sentence for the sole purpose of separating them from their positions, by two-thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party (, , PC) is a liberal political party in Uruguay. Its existence can be traced back to the origins of the Uruguayan republic, in the 1830s, and since then until the late 1990s it remained the most dominant political party in the country, holding power almost uninterruptedly (alternating with the National Party, its greatest rival) until its electoral collapse in the 2004 elections, when the Party obtained only 10% of the vote. Since then, the Colorados have been able to recuperate some of their lost support, but as of 2024 they haven’t reached the 20% threshold in any of the elections celebrated in that period (2009, 2014, 2019, 2024). Their current position in the Uruguayan political landscape is conditioned by the unofficial coalition they’ve formed with the National Party (''Partido Nacional''; another center-right political party, traditionally the Colorado’s greatest adversary), in opposition to the Broad Front (''Frente Amplio''). The Front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Uruguayan Municipal Elections
Uruguay will be holding local government elections on 11 May, 2025, to elect the ''intendente'' and departmental councils of the 19 departments (first-lever administrative divisions of Uruguay) as well as 136 local governments. Across the country, 19 intendants, 589 ediles, 136 mayors and 544 local councilors will be elected. Background In the municipal elections of September 2020, the National Party won 15 departments, the Broad Front won 3 departments, and the Colorado Party won 1 department. Canelones Canelones has been held by the Broad Front coalition since 2005. Yamandú Orsi has been elected President, so other candidates are coming up. Francisco Legnani has already been proposed. Montevideo There will be an ad-hoc party, Republican Coalition, made up of politicians from the National Party, Colorado Party, Independent Party, and Cabildo Abierto parties. Martín Lema has already been proposed as candidate. See also *2024 Uruguayan general election General el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Coalition
The Republican Coalition (), previously known as the Multicolor Coalition (), is a big tent political coalition formed in Uruguay in 2019. It is led by Uruguayan ex-president Luis Lacalle Pou and is composed of Lacalle's centre-right National Party (PN) and centre-left Colorado Party (PC), the right-wing Open Cabildo (CA), the centrist Independent Party (PI), and the right-wing Party of the People (PG). This alliance competed in the 2019 general elections against the Broad Front (FA). The Luis Lacalle Pou- Beatriz Argimón ticket was elected President of the Republic and Vice President respectively. History In May 2019, the former president of Uruguay, Julio María Sanguinetti expressed himself favouring a political alliance to compete with the ruling party in the general elections. According to the statements, the Colorado Party, the National Party and the Independent Party should be included. At the beginning of September 2019, the then candidate for the PN, Luis Laca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intendant Of Montevideo
The Intendant of Montevideo is head of the executive branch of the government of Montevideo. The Intendant serves a five-year term and is limited to two successive terms. According to the Constitution, the officeholder is elected in a direct election, which takes place on a date different from that of presidential elections. List of Intendants of Montevideo See also *Intendant An intendant (; ; ) was, and sometimes still is, a public official, especially in France, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. The intendancy system was a centralizing administrative system developed in France. In the War of the Spanish Success ... * Intendant of Maldonado References External links * * Montevideo-related lists {{Uruguay-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Uruguayan General Election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 27 October 2024. Since no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff took place on 24 November 2024, with Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front (Uruguay), Broad Front defeating Álvaro Delgado (politician), Álvaro Delgado of the Republican Coalition. The first round of the election also coincided with two 2024 Uruguayan constitutional referendum, constitutional referendums on reforms to the social security system that would lower the retirement age, increase payouts and transfer privately managed savings to a state-run trust, and allowing for nighttime police raids in homes. Background Incumbent President Luis Lacalle Pou, who won the 2019 Uruguayan general election, 2019 elections, cannot run again as the constitution bars a president from immediate re-election. As a result, the governing National Party (Uruguay), National Party has to nominate a new candidate. Lacalle Pou took office in 2020, headin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Uruguayan Presidential Primaries
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 30 June 2024 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every List of political parties in Uruguay, political party in the 2024 Uruguayan general election, general election on 27 October 2024. Background The formally called ''elecciones internas'' () are the first stage of the Elections in Uruguay, electoral system established by the Constitution of Uruguay of 1997, Constitution of 1997. In this election, the only candidates for President of Uruguay per party for the 2024 Uruguayan general election, general election will be elected. In addition, the integration of the National Deliberative Body and the different Departmental Deliberative Bodies of the different parties, which will have the function of nominating the candidate for president and vice president of each party, and the candidates for mayors for the municipal elections of 2025 will be also elected. In accordance with the transitory provisions of the Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Delgado (politician)
Álvaro Luis Delgado Ceretta (born 11 March 1969) is a Uruguayan veterinarian and politician of the National Party (PN), who served as the 18th Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic from 2020 to 2023. He also previously served as National Representative from 2005 to 2015, as well as Senator from 2015 to 2020. He was a candidate for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election. Born in Montevideo and graduated from the University of the Republic in 1995 with the degree of Doctor of Veterinary and Veterinary Technology, Delgado has a postgraduate degree in Agroindustrial Management in the School of Management and International Studies of the ORT University of Uruguay. After graduating he started working as a rural producer and was a veterinary advisor in agricultural establishments. Early life and education Delgado was born in Montevideo on 11 March 1969 as the son of Omar Delgado, an accountant, and Celeste Ceretta, a pharmaceutical chemist. On his paternal side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Uruguay
The COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The first cases in Uruguay were reported on 13 March 2020 by the Ministry of Public Health. The early cases were imported from Italy and Spain, with some local transmissions. The majority of early cases were traced to a wedding with 500 people in attendance in Montevideo, attended by a Uruguayan fashion designer who returned from Spain and later tested positive. Various containment measures were introduced in mid-March, and major restrictions on movement followed in late March. Uruguay is one of the few countries in Latin America to have been able to avoid large outbreaks for a considerable amount of time due to their closing of borders with neighboring countries. The country had one of the lowest numbers of active cases per population in South America up until December when the public health authorities announced that large outbreaks had led to community transmission in Montevideo. On 23 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Uruguayan General Election
General elections were held in Uruguay on Sunday, 27 October 2019 to elect the President of Uruguay, President and General Assembly of Uruguay, General Assembly. As no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff election took place on 24 November. In the 2014 Uruguayan general election, 2014 elections, the left-wing Broad Front (Uruguay), Broad Front had won a third consecutive election with absolute majorities in both houses of the General Assembly. The Broad Front's term in office еarned support through the creation of a large welfare system, but at the same time was undermined by an increasing budget deficit, along with rising unemployment and a spike in violence. The election campaign focused primarily around the issue of crime, with each party proposing different solutions. A 2019 Uruguayan constitutional referendum, constitutional referendum on amendments proposed by opposition senator Jorge Larrañaga was held alongside the elections. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabaré Vázquez
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (; 17 January 19406 December 2020) was a Uruguayan politician and oncologist who served as the 39th and 41st President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. During his political career, Vázquez was a member of the Broad Front coalition. Before his first presidential term, Vázquez was president of the Club Progreso team and made two unsuccessful presidential bids in 1994 and 1999. He served as Intendant of Montevideo between 1990 and 1994 shortly before his first presidential campaign. Vázquez was first elected president on 31 October 2004 and took office on 1 March 2005. He was the first socialist president of the country. His first presidency was remembered for his diplomatic relationships with Brazil and Argentina while being criticized by his party over his anti-abortion views. After leaving the presidency in 2010, Vázquez successfully ran for a second term in 2014. After leaving office for a second time in March 2020, he lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
