Uruguay is a democratic republic ruled by President José Mujica from the Frente Amplio political party (until 2015 and there's no re-election allowed). It has four major political parties but the second one in amount of votes (National Party) is around 20% below the now ruling party.
Frente Amplio.
That you can vote for the president and other political votes.
he used his political power to assist his campaign
Fructuoso Rivera from the Colorado Party (this political party still exists in Uruguay and was the third in votes in the last two national elections). The largest avenue in Montevideo (Uruguay's capital) has its name and a department (one of Uruguay "provinces") was named after his last name.
Uruguay is a democratic republic. Now the political party in the government is Frente Amplio (Broad Front) and the policital party elected for the next period starting in 2010 is the same.
Uruguay's first constitution was adopted on July 18, 1830. This constitution established the framework for the country's government and legal system following its independence from Brazil in 1825. It laid the foundation for Uruguay's political institutions and has undergone several amendments since its initial adoption.
In Uruguay. On flagpoles On products from Uruguay The UN building Embassies of Uruguay
The Uruguay River that borders Uruguay with Argentina.
The Uruguay River
Dr. Tabaré Vázquez was the president of Uruguay at that time. He was the president from 2005 to 2010. Since 2010 the president of Uruguay is José Mujica. Both belong to the political party called "Frente Amplio" (Broad Front would be its name in English). Ex President Dr. Tabaré Vázquez continued working as a cancer doctor and recently published a book about that subject. He continued attending to political activities and it's been rumored that he would present himself as a candidate again for the presidency in the next 2014 elections (in Uruguay re-election of the President is prohibited by its Constitution).
The country of Uruguay's official name is República Oriental del Uruguay (Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
Uruguay has no translation to English so it's also Uruguay.