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South America > Uruguay > Democracy

URUGUAYAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 6.85 [14th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 9.9 [1st of 119]
Civil and political liberties 6 [14th of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Strict enforcement (Law not in practice until 1970.)
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (Law not in practice until 1970.)
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,932 [116th of 161]
Female ministers 6.7% [94th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 11.5% [75th of 157]
Female suffrage 1932
First female parliamentarian 1942 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions Pending*
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 0.4% [107th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 2,202,880 [77th of 154]
Presidential elections > Total vote 2,206,110 [49th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 94.7 [3rd of 82]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 2,329,230 [69th of 91]

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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Republica Oriental del Uruguay

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