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Political outline

Main political parties: Uruguay has a multi-party system, with three dominant political parties. It has been extremly difficult for any other political party to achieve electoral success. However, Uruguay’s first coalition government has came to power in 2005. The three dominant parties are:
- Colorado Party- a liberal and social-democratic party, the most elected party in Uruguayan history;
- National Party - a liberal conservative party also called ‘White Party’;
- Independent Party - a social democratic and Christian socialist party, advocates ‘Third Way’ - an alternative to the traditional left- and right-wing politics.
Current political leaders: President: Tabare VAZQUEZ Rosas (since March 2005) – EPFA (Broad Front-Progressive Encounter-New Majority) which is a coalition comprising of about a dozen small left-wing political parties.
Next election dates: Chamber of Senators: October 2014
Chamber of Representatives: October 2014
Presidential: October 2014

Health precautions: No requirement concerning vaccination for international flights.
For further information on sanitary conditions: Ministry of public health.
For further information on safety conditions
Contact your Embassy: Embassy of Greece in Uruguay
Rincón 487, Piso 2, Ciudad Vieja
Montevideo 110 00
Phone: (00 5982) 9163359, 9165191
Fax: 9150795
hellas@movinet.com.uy

Any type emergency

911

Time and time difference: It is %T:%M %A in Montevideo (GMT-3 in winter, GMT-2 in summer)
Summer time period: Summer time from October to March

Type of climate: Uruguay is the only Latin American country to be wholly located in a temperated climate zone. Heats period is January and the coldest temperatures are reached in July, with a mean difference of twelve degrees Celsius. Temperatures vary betweeen 15 and 32 degrees Celsius.

For further information: National meteorology Office
General climate information website
Professional meteorological data website.
International meteorological website.

To find an accommodation: Hotels and accomodation
To find an apartment: Directory of real estate agencies

Real estate agencies online
To find a job

Telephone codes: To make a call from Uruguay to Greece: dial 00 (or +) 30
To make a call to in Uruguay from Greece: dial 00 (or +) +598
Mobile telephone standards
Internet suffix: .uy