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The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic Republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the Head Heads of State of Uruguay (1825-Present Presidents (1825 Governors and Captains-general (1825-1830 Presidents (1830-1952 Presidents of the Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas ( pron taβa'ɾe ra'mon 'bahkes 'rosas (born January 17, 1940) is the current President of Uruguay. List of Vice Presidents of Uruguay Parties: Colorado Party, National Party, Frente Amplio History Rodolfo Nin Novoa (1948- is a Uruguayan political figure Background Having originally received a traditional Roman Catholic education Nin was a member The General Assembly ( Asamblea General) has two chambers. the Chamber of Deputies ( Cámara de Diputados) has The Chamber of Senators ( Cámara de Senadores) is the upper house of the General Assembly ( Asamblea General) of Uruguay. Political parties in Uruguay lists political parties in Uruguay. Uruguay elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. |||} Uruguay consists of 19 departments ( departamentos, singular departamento) (capitals in parentheses Artigas Uruguay traditionally has had strong political and cultural links with its neighbours and Europe. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The Chamber of Deputies ( Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay ( Asamblea General) The General Assembly ( Asamblea General) has two chambers. the Chamber of Deputies ( Cámara de Diputados) has The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes
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Broad Front – Progressive Encounter – New Majority (Frente Amplio – Encuentro Progresista – Nueva Mayoría)
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51. General elections to elect a President and Parliament were held in Uruguay on 31 October 2004 alongside a simultaneous constitutional referendum The General Assembly ( Asamblea General) has two chambers. the Chamber of Deputies ( Cámara de Diputados) has General elections to elect a President and Parliament were held in Uruguay on 31 October 2004 alongside a simultaneous constitutional referendum The Chamber of Senators ( Cámara de Senadores) is the upper house of the General Assembly ( Asamblea General) of Uruguay. The Broad Front or FA (in Spanish: Frente Amplio) is a Uruguayan Centre-left Political party. The Movement of Popular Participation ( Movimiento de Participación Popular) is a Uruguayan Political party. The Uruguay Assembly ( Asamblea Uruguay) is a social-democratic Political party in Uruguay. The Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay (Spanish Partido Demócrata Cristiano) is a Political party of the Christian Left. The Communist Party of Uruguay ( Partido Comunista del Uruguay) is a communist Political party in Uruguay, created on September 21 The Socialist Party of Uruguay ( Spanish: Partido Socialista del Uruguay) is an Uruguayan Political party founded in 1910. The Vertiente Artiguista is a social-democratic Political party in Uruguay. New Space ( Nuevo Espacio) is a Social democratic party in Uruguay. 7 | 52 | 17 | ||
| National Party (Partido Nacional-Blancos) | 35. The National Party ( Partido Nacional in Spanish) also known as the White Party ( Partido Blanco) is a major Right-wing liberal 1 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Colorado Party (Partido Colorado) | 10. The Colorado Party (Partido Colorado is a Political party in Uruguay. 6 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Independent Party (Partido Independiente) | 1. For the political party in Oregon United States see Independent Party of Oregon. 9 | 1 | - | ||
| Total (turnout %) | 99 | 31 | |||
| Source: Corte Electoral and El País Uruguay, Angus Reid | |||||