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| | ZNet Activism Uruguay's Elections |
 | | Colorado, which has ruled Uruguay for most of its existence as an independent republic -- since 1830 -- also governed during three of the four presidential terms since the end of the 1973-1985 military dictatorship, twice under former president Julio MarÃa Sanguinetti and once under Batlle. |
 | | The governments of Uruguay's Mercosur partners, meanwhile, have openly reached out to this country's leftist coalition, which, according to the polls, is virtually assured a victory, either in the first round of the presidential elections, or in a November run- off. |
 | | Most polls in Uruguay predict a first-round triumph for the leftist coalition, which was created in 1971 and comprises a broad mix of socialists, communists, social democrats, centre-left Christian democrats, former urban guerrillas and politicians who have abandoned the two traditional parties, the National and Colorado parties. |
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