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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Politics: Polls open in stable Uruguay in a vote free of political hostility seen elsewhere in region
Polls opened in the small South American nation of Uruguay on Sunday in an election race between moderates that defies regional trends of bitter division and democratic erosion. Some 2.7 million ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Politics: Uruguay’s Orsi Faces Pitfalls at Home and Challenges Abroad
Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi speaks at a press conference, in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 2, 2025 (DPA photo by Bernd von Jutrczenka via AP Images). Yamandu Orsi was sworn in as Uruguay’s president ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Politics: Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate becomes country's new president
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff Sunday, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making the ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Politics: NYC DSA congressional candidates head to Uruguay for leftist gathering
The allies of Mayor Mamdani will likely rub elbow with leftists from nations with chilly relationships with the U.S., like Nicaragua and Cuba, along with other fierce critics of President Trump’s ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Politics: Polls open in stable Uruguay in a vote free of political hostility seen elsewhere in the region
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Polls opened in the small South American nation of Uruguay on Sunday in an election race between moderates that defies regional trends of bitter division and democratic ...