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OAS Secretary General Congratulates the next President of Uruguay

  December 1, 2014

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today congratulated the President-elect of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, and wished him success in his new administration.

The OAS leader expressed his satisfaction at the high level of the political debate during the campaign, which he said "is clear proof of the constructive mood of the two competing political forces, in a country with one of the most established party systems in the Hemisphere.”

Secretary General Insulza emphasized the calm displayed during the process and the high turnout despite the heavy rains that hit the country on Sunday, and called the early acceptance of the results by the opposition "another example of the consolidation of Uruguayan democracy."

Similarly, the OAS leader welcomed the words of the winning candidate, who said he would build a government of agreements, and noted that with this "the President-elect reaffirms the value of dialogue as a means of political and social conciliation."

For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.

Reference: E-519/14