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Uruguayans Vote On Security Reform In General Election

Uruguayans Vote On Security Reform In General Election

Polls opened in Uruguay Sunday with voters electing a successor to leftist President Tabare Vazquez and deciding on constitutional reforms including the establishment of a military police force.
Uruguayans will also be electing all 99 deputies and 30 senators in the Congress.

The vote comes on the same day as a general election in Argentina and against a backdrop of regional strife following massive street protests in Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia, the latter over alleged electoral fraud.

β€œDemocracy in Uruguay is very strong and must be protected,” Vazquez said Thursday in his final message before voting began.

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