Weekly Report - 21 November 2013 (WR-13-46)

The launch of the electoral campaign of Uruguay’s small Partido Independiente (PI) would not normally elicit too much interest. There is every chance, however, that the PI could soon play a pivotal role in Uruguayan politics; actively courted by the country’s three principal parties, the left-wing Frente Amplio (FA) and the right-wing Partido Colorado (PC; Colorados) and Partido Nacional (PN; Blancos).