Politics of Uruguay
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Template:Politics of Uruguay Uruguay is a democracy and representative republic with its capital in Montevideo.
Constitution: 27 November 1966, effective February 1967, suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997
Legal system: based on Spanish civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Tabaré Vázquez Rosas and Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the president with parliamentary approval
elections:
President and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for five-year terms; election held 31 October 2004 (next election to be held 2009) Tabaré Vázquez Rosas elected president; percent of vote - 50.69% of the vote cast, without a runoff. He is the first left wing president of this country.
Legislative branch:
bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
Chamber of Senators - last held 31 October 2004 (next to be held 2009); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31 October 1999 (next to be held 2009)
election results:
Chamber of Senators - seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 17; Chamber of Representatives - seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 53
Judicial branch: Supreme Court judges are nominated by the president and elected for 10-year terms by the General Assembly
Political parties and leaders: see List of political parties in Uruguay
International organization participation
Uruguay or Uruguayan organizations participate in the following international organizations: the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Group of 77 (G-77), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), ICC, ICC, International Red Cross, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS), International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), International Labour Organization (ILO), IMF, International Maritime Organization (IMO), Interpol, IOC, International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Latin American Economic System (LAES), Latin American Integration Association (LAIA), Mercosur, United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer), OAS, Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL), Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), RG, United Nations, United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), Universal Postal Union (UPU), World Confederation of Labor (WCL), World Customs Organization (WCO), World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), World Tourism Organization (WToO), World Trade Organization (WTO)
- See also : Uruguayes:Gobierno y política de Uruguay