Uruguay s Ambassador to Buenos Aires Carlos Enciso said in a radio interview that a political change in his country s government would scare away potential Argentine investors after the favorable policies in the past few years by President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Thousands of Uruguayans took part in a partial national strike called for by the PIT-CNT and mobilized against the right-wing national government, its austerity policies, rising hunger, high cost of living, privatization of public companies, among other issues
Montevideo, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) A majority of Uruguayans have a bad or very bad perception of the country's situation according to a survey by the renowned public opinion consultancy Factum.
Lacalle Pou hoped that his referendum victory would offer him more time, as well as a stronger mandate, to pursue a series of reforms, including on social security, that are key to reducing Uruguay's high public spending.
Against all the odds, trade union organisations and grassroots movements in Uruguay secured a referendum in the country to overturn a series of government-imposed measures set to undermine public education and encourage privatisation.