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Brazil & Southern Cone - October 2008 (ISSN 1741-4431)
URUGUAY: Astori resigns to run for president
The economy minister, Danilo Astori, stepped
down last month to prepare himself for a tilt at the presidency in October 2009.
Astori was replaced by Alvaro García, who had been serving as the head of the
national development corporation (CND). García promised continuity: he said he
would continue seeking foreign investment as an engine of job creation. The big
question now is whether Astori can stitch up a deal with the other heavyweight
in the ruling Frente Amplio coalition (FA), the septuagenarian former Tupamaro
guerrilla, José Mujica, or whether the FA will plunge into an internal debate
over its next leader.
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