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Weekly Report - 08 October 2009 (WR-09-40)

URUGUAY: Traditional parties slip as campaign turns dirty

The Uruguayan public cast an intriguing verdict on the gaffes of the presidential frontrunner, José Mujica, the candidate of the ruling Frente Amplio (FA). On the one hand, it withdrew support from Mujica: all three of the latest opinion polls, conducted after the recent publication of a book Pepe.Coloquios showcasing his tactlessness, saw him fall. But, this did not translate into a boost for the candidate of the main opposition Blancos, Luis Alberto Lacalle. Quite the contrary. Lacalle fell by as much as Mujica in the polls - a damning indictment of his party's efforts to exploit Mujica's verbal incontinence. Instead, there was a surge in the number of undecided voters.

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