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Parliamentary victory as well for Uruguayan left

Submitted November 1, 2004 - 2:40 am by Dan Feder
Not only has the Broad Front party won the presidency, but it appears to have won a majority in both houses of Parliament. This will make things a lot easier for Vazquez when he starts to govern in March 2005. It is also good news for the more progressive or otherwise marginalized  factions within the FA (which was formed by a union of more than 12 political parties in 1971, and has many internal divisions), as opposing the right-wing parties as a united front will not be such a priority. According to montevideo.com.uy:

In the Senate, the left is assured of at least sixteen seats, plus Nin Novoa, who will be President of the Senate, making seventeen in total. Eleven go to the National Party, and three are sure to go to the Colorado Party. In the lower house, the FA will receive at least fifty-three representatives, the Nationalists thirty-five, the Colorados ten, and the Independent Party one, with a chance at two. There are not expected to be any major changes to these results as the ballots continue to be counted.

That’s right, current president Jorge Batlle’s Colorado party is down to only three seats in the Senate.

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