Weekly Report - 18 October 2018 (WR-18-41)

URUGUAY: Ruling FA faces toughest electoral challenge

Brazil & Southern Cone by LatinNews 18 October 2018 Modified: 31 October 2018 875 views

There is mounting concern within the ruling Frente Amplio (FA) that the left-wing coalition’s grip on power in Uruguay, stretching back to 2005, might not last beyond presidential elections in October next year. With early opinion polls suggesting that the centre-right opposition Partido Nacional (PN, Blancos) is in the ascendancy, the main faction within the FA is demanding a change of economic course.

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