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A referendum on the Urgent Consideration Law was held in Uruguay to ask the electorate if 135 articles of Law 19,889 (known as the "Urgent Consideration Law", "Urgency Law" or simply "LUC") – approved by the General Assembly in 2020 and considered as the main legislative initiative of the coalition government of President Luis Lacalle Pou — should be repealed.
Pages in category "Referendums in Uruguay" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... 2019 Uruguayan constitutional referendum; 2022 Uruguayan ...
2 March – Uruguay voted on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 27 March - The 2022 Uruguayan Law of Urgent Consideration referendum was held.
Elections in Uruguay encompass three different types: general elections, departamental elections and municipal elections. At the national level, Uruguay elects a head of state (the President ) and a legislature (the General Assembly ).
The country will also decide on a referendum on pension reform that would lower the retirement age by five years to 60 and another that would boost police powers to fight drug-related crime.
A five-part abrogative referendum was held in Italy on 12 June 2022. Voters were asked to decide on the repeal of five articles or decrees relating to the functions of the Italian judicial system . Each of the five questions were submitted by nine Italian regions , all governed by the centre-right coalition .
Elly Schlein, the leader of Italy's main opposition party, said on Thursday that the required 500,000 signatures in 10 days had been collected to push for a referendum on government plans to grant ...
Like in 2003, to be valid, the referendum will need a majority of votes in favor of the repeal out of the total of vote for, against, and blank votes, as the latter are considered valid in Uruguay. So if it's a tight result, there could very well be a 50 % majority out of for and against votes, but not out of valid votes, and thus no repeal ...