*Vote count confirms the electoral victory of Frente Amplio (Broad Front) Party in Uruguay.
*Bolivian Presidency Minister Maria Nela Prada says Cochabamba Region is being held hostage.
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*Bolivian Presidency Minister Maria Nela Prada says Cochabamba Region is being held hostage.
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00:00And in Venezuela, the Project Patria Grande del Sur is making headway with a noticeable
00:05food production boost in Bolivar State.
00:07That is according to the latest review conducted by the Venezuelan Ministry of Productive Agriculture
00:12in the southern region last Friday.
00:15Project Presidential Commissioner Wilmar Castro said progress is encouraging for it has provided
00:20solutions to work dynamics.
00:22He said this pact results from merging two previous plans, one for crops and another
00:27one for livestock.
00:34In Uruguay, on Sunday, the Electoral Court announced that the Frente Amplio, that is
00:38the candidacy of YamandĂș Orsi, was the most voted political force in the first round held
00:43this past October 27.
00:46According to official data from the Electoral Court, the duo made up by Orsi and Carolina
00:50Cosa got over 1,071,000 votes, while National Party candidates Ălvaro Delgado and Valeria
00:56Tripol got 655,426 votes.
01:00Since none of the candidates got a simple majority, that is 50% plus one vote, the two
01:05most voted ones will go to a runoff next November 24.
01:09According to the Uruguayan constitution, in a runoff voting, none of the candidates needs
01:12to get a simple majority.
01:14The one that gets the most votes wins the election.
01:23In Bolivia, on Saturday night, the government reiterated its willingness to engage in a
01:27dialogue called on by the Ombudsman's office, but only to address issues pertaining to its
01:33competence and not issues other, as Evo Morales and his followers have demanded.
01:38In an official address, Bolivian Presidency Minister MarĂa Nela Prada said the administration
01:43will continue working to restore public order and a return to normality, as well as to provide
01:48stability to the economy of families.
01:50The Bolivian Presidential Minister said road blockades that began 20 days ago have held
01:55the Cochabamba region hostage, with an ensuing violation of rights such as access to food,
02:00fuel and medicines.
02:10Nowhere in the world, the right to protest equates to a cart blanched to attack the rights
02:15of an entire population, affecting the economy at the national level, nor does it allow for
02:22the use firearms, dynamite or other artifacts that threaten life.