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Uruguay begins voting on five-year budget

Published on: October 6, 2025
08:48

Montevideo, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Voting on the five-year budget bill begins at the committee level in the Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies, where it will be debated in the plenary session starting next Thursday.

Finland approves withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty

Published on: June 19, 2025
09:42

Helsinki, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The Finnish Parliament today approved the withdrawal of the country from the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines (Ottawa Treaty), according to the results of the vote in the plenary session of the legislative body.

Brazil vote to increase penalties for abandonment of the elderly

Published on: June 16, 2025
10:23

Brasilia, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies will vote today on a bill that stiffens penalties for abandonment of elderly or disabled people in hospitals, nursing homes or asylums, if they cause serious injury or death.

Voting began in Uruguay for mayors and mayoral candidates

Published on: May 11, 2025
09:21

Montevideo, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The polling stations opened today in Uruguay for the departmental and municipal elections that close the voting cycle started last year with the internal party elections. At 08:00 local time, more than 2,724,000 voters are called to elect 19 mayors, 589 city councilors, 136 mayors and 544 municipal councilors began to vote.

Cross-over voting confronts parties in Uruguay

Published on: January 7, 2025
10:31

Montevideo, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The crossover vote today divides the traditional National (PN) and Colorado (PC) parties in Uruguay, after the Electoral Court approved the regulations for the departmental and municipal elections next May.

Brazilian Senate to vote on ineligibility of convicted politicians

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:30

Brasilia, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Senate will vote today on a bill proposing the reduction of the period of ineligibility established by the so-called Clean Record Law that evaluates the suitability of political pretenders.

Uruguayans vote in favor of nighttime police raids

Published on: August 20, 2024
10:03

Montevideo, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) With the issue of insecurity as the greatest citizen concern, the majority of Uruguayans are in favor of enabling nighttime police raids.

UN General Assembly approves new status for Palestine (+Photos)

Published on: May 10, 2024
12:35

United Nations, May 10 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved with 143 votes in favor a resolution that urges the Security Council to address the full membership of Palestine and grants significant changes to its current status.

Polling stations open for popular referendum in Ecuador

Published on: April 21, 2024
08:59

Quito, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) At 7:00 hours, local time, on Sunday, all polling stations opened in Ecuador, where citizens will vote on the popular consultation and referendum proposed by President Daniel Noboa.

Cuban president rejects US veto against Palestine’s membership at UN

Published on: April 19, 2024
13:05

Havana, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday expressed his rejection of the United States’ veto against Palestine's full membership in the United Nations.

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