In 1980 the military called a referendum to approve a Constitution of their liking, but the electorate rejected it. The army then (1981) appointed G. Alvarez Armellino as president with the task of restoring power to civilians in 1985. In 1982 the political parties were readmitted; finally on November 25, 1984 the people went to the polls to elect both the members of Parliament and the new President of the Republic. JM Sanguinetti (colorado), who took office on March 1, 1985. The hopes for development aroused by the return to democracy soon faded in the face of persistent economic difficulties, which led to the search for closer links of cooperation both with European countries and, above all, with Argentina and Brazil.: with the latter, after an initial agreement signed in May 1987, it was decided (March 1991) to create a common market, called MERCOSUR (Mercato Común del Sur), with the participation of Paraguay as well. The crisis had immediate repercussions on domestic politics, animated by lively social unrest: for the first time since 1962 the elections of 1989 (November) marked the victory of the Partido Nacional (Blanco) and sent the candidate expressed by it to the presidency of the Republic., LA Lacalle Herrera, who, although not enjoying an absolute majority in Parliament, gained office thanks to the support of a wider political base (March 1990). This alliance (called Coincidencia Nacional), in which only a part of the Partido Colorado (i.e. the Corriente Batllista Independiente) actually entered, has however shown little compactness in addressing the most critical points of the government’s economic program and in particular the question of privatization (necessary for economic recovery), which has indeed created transversal alignments causing conflicts within each party. The climate of political uncertainty had worsened by the terrorist initiatives of the far right in 1992. The 1994 elections saw the winners again. support from a broader political base (March 1990). This alliance (called Coincidencia Nacional), in which only a part of the Partido Colorado (i.e. the Corriente Batllista Independiente) actually entered, has however shown little compactness in addressing the most critical points of the government’s economic program and in particular the question of privatization (necessary for economic recovery), which has indeed created transversal alignments causing conflicts within each party. The climate of political uncertainty had worsened by the terrorist initiatives of the far right in 1992.
According to usaers, the 1994 elections saw the winners again. support from a broader political base (March 1990). This alliance (called Coincidencia Nacional), in which only a part of the Partido Colorado (i.e. the Corriente Batllista Independiente) actually entered, has however shown little compactness in addressing the most critical points of the government’s economic program and in particular the question of privatization (necessary for economic recovery), which has indeed created transversal alignments causing conflicts within each party. The climate of political uncertainty had worsened by the terrorist initiatives of the far right in 1992. The 1994 elections saw the winners again. in which only a part of the Partido Colorado actually entered (i.e. the Corriente Batllista Independiente), however, it showed little compactness in addressing the most critical points of the government’s economic program and in particular the question of privatization (necessary for economic recovery), which on the contrary, it has created transversal alignments causing conflicts within each party. The climate of political uncertainty had worsened by the terrorist initiatives of the far right in 1992.
The 1994 elections saw the winners again. in which only a part of the Partido Colorado actually entered (i.e. the Corriente Batllista Independiente), however, it showed little compactness in addressing the most critical points of the government’s economic program and in particular the question of privatization (necessary for economic recovery), which on the contrary, it has created transversal alignments causing conflicts within each party. The climate of political uncertainty had worsened by the terrorist initiatives of the far right in 1992. The 1994 elections saw the winners again. on the contrary, it has created transversal alignments causing conflicts within each party. The climate of political uncertainty had worsened by the terrorist initiatives of the far right in 1992. The 1994 elections saw the winners again. on the contrary, it has created transversal alignments causing conflicts within each party. The climate of political uncertainty had worsened by the terrorist initiatives of the far right in 1992. The 1994 elections saw the winners again. Colorados and sanctioned the personal success of JM Sanguinetti, predecessor of the outgoing president. An electoral reform was approved between December 1996 and January 1997. In the November 1999 elections, the country maintained its traditional orientation, electing J. Batlle, representative of the Colorados, to the presidency. Subsequently, Uruguay entered a phase of recession, complicated, in 2002, by the Argentine crisis, which involved high unemployment and a sharp rise in inflation. The 2004 presidential elections were won by the socialist Tabarè Ramòn Vazquez Rosas, while those of 2009 saw the victory of José “Pepe” Mujica, a former Tupamaros guerrilla of the seventies. In 2010, former dictator JM Bordaberry was sentenced to 30 years in prison. In 2015, Tabaré Vázquez became president again.
