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Weekly Report - 1 September 2011 (WR-11-35)
URUGUAY: Revamping the ruling party
Former President Tabaré Vázquez is seeking a profound reform within the ruling Frente Amplio (FA) in the wake of serious internal divisions in recent months. Vázquez attended a political meeting last week at his local base committee, where he has participated in politics for 22 years. He presented a nine-point plan to reform the FA’s ideological platform on 25 August, the FA’s ‘day of base committees’. Politicians, local commentators and party members alike welcomed the plan as an indication that any changes ahead of the 2014 presidential election would be made through a consultative process in the form of public debates and not as a top-bottom reform.
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