By limonta on Skatehive
Elections in Uruguay Yesterday was also election day in this relatively quiet South American nation, a dynamic that is also reflected in the way voters take on the democratic battle. Virtually all press reports and analyses of Sunday's presidential elections in Uruguay echo precisely how distant the political scene there is from the sullen and acrimonious atmosphere felt not only in the hemisphere but around the world, overloaded with polarization. For example, one of the most interesting issues in Uruguay is that no abrupt changes are expected in the economic course, regardless of the candidate who is finally elected in November, when the second round will be held. Neither Yamandú Orsi (the leftist opposition candidate associated with former President José Mujica) nor Álvaro Delgado (the conservative pro-government candidate) reached the absolute majority required by the Uruguayan electoral system to win in the first round. The Frente Amplio (Broad Front) showed in the field the super