News of frente amplio

ELECTION 2019

Fernández, Martínez hail Argentina and Uruguay's 'indissoluble' bond

08-10-2019 09:45 Frente de Todos candidate declares he wants country to echo achievements of neighbouring country as he meets Frente Amplio presidential hopeful in Buenos Aires. Argentina and Uruguay will both hold general elections on October 27.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

As Argentina struggles, Uruguay worries about its own economy

04-10-2019 07:00 With economic instability plaguing its neighbour across the River Plate, Uruguayans are wondering how keenly the downturn will be felt at home.

CRIME AND SECURITY

Uruguay unnerved by spike in violence

05-05-2018 09:00 The killing of two youngsters has shone a light on the growing number of murders in Uruguay. There were 147 in the first four months of the year, data shows, compared with 81 in the same period in 2017 -- an increase of more than 80%.