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would have submitted for approval. Only the executive could initiate the procedure for approval of legislation on budgetary or other matters that could be related in any way to national security. The decrees also created the
Ministry of Justice, responsible for relations between the executive and judicial powers.
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Council of State continued to pass laws that the executive normally
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Council of State, the Supreme Court of Justice, and the Tribunal of Administrative Claims. Eight institutional acts substituted for many of the functional provisions and guarantees of the 1967 constitution. The Council of the Nation was given the power to appoint the President
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President exercised executive power, acting with the concurrence of one or more ministers as appropriate or with the National Security Council (Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, COSENA). The COSENA was formed in 1973 and consisted of the commanders of the
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413:Departments
324:Legislative
163:Total votes
1728:Categories
1668:1994 (Nov)
1663:1994 (Aug)
1653:1989 (Nov)
1648:1989 (Apr)
821:References
673:Background
595:Civil Code
549:in Uruguay
528:Minister:
184:1,944,951
143:1,663,274
51:1980-11-30
809:Aftermath
791:1,944,951
777:1,689,424
696:President
448:General:
431:Elections
386:Judiciary
364:President
352:President
295:President
288:Executive
168:1,689,424
799:Source:
584:See also
562:Passport
101:707,118
752:945,176
749:Against
741:707,118
727:Choice
720:Results
667:Uruguay
312:Cabinet
187:86.86%
173:100.00%
154:26,150
146:98.45%
132:10,980
118:945,176
104:42.51%
71:Results
49: (
1257:Senate
794:86.86
763:37,130
755:57.20
744:42.80
730:Votes
347:Senate
232:(1997)
157:1.55%
135:0.66%
123:56.83%
85:Votes
81:Choice
772:Total
1713:2022
1708:2019
1703:2014
1698:2013
1693:2009
1688:2004
1683:2003
1678:1999
1673:1996
1658:1992
1643:1980
1638:1971
1633:1966
1628:1962
1623:1958
1618:1951
1613:1950
1608:1946
1603:1942
1598:1938
1593:1934
1588:1917
1571:2025
1565:2020
1560:2015
1555:2010
1550:2005
1545:2000
1529:1933
1524:1916
1519:1828
1503:1962
1498:1958
1493:1954
1488:1932
1483:1930
1478:1928
1473:1926
1468:1925
1463:1922
1458:1920
1441:2024
1435:2019
1430:2014
1425:2009
1420:2004
1415:1999
1410:1994
1405:1989
1400:1984
1395:1971
1390:1966
1385:1962
1380:1958
1375:1954
1370:1950
1365:1946
1360:1942
1355:1938
1350:1934
1345:1932
1340:1930
1335:1928
1330:1926
1325:1925
1320:1922
1315:1920
1310:1918
1305:1917
1300:1914
1295:1912
1290:1910
1285:1908
1280:1906
1275:1905
1270:1902
1265:1900
1246:2024
1240:2019
1235:2014
1230:2009
1225:2004
1220:1999
1215:1994
1210:1989
1205:1984
1200:1971
1195:1966
1190:1962
1185:1958
1180:1954
1175:1950
1170:1946
1165:1942
1160:1938
1155:1934
1150:1931
1145:1928
1140:1925
1135:1922
1130:1919
1125:1917
1120:1913
1115:1910
1110:1907
1105:1905
1100:1901
1081:2024
1075:2019
1070:2014
1065:2009
1060:2004
1055:1999
1036:2024
1030:2019
1025:2014
1020:2009
1015:2004
1010:1999
1005:1994
1000:1989
995:1984
990:1971
985:1966
980:1950
975:1946
970:1942
965:1938
960:1930
955:1926
950:1922
534:list
484:2020
479:2015
474:2010
461:2024
455:2019
450:2014
299:list
270:1967
265:1952
259:1942
254:1934
249:1918
244:1830
98:Yes
782:100
738:For
114:No
1730::
847:^
829:^
766:–
733:%
677:A
547:/
301:)
88:%
919:e
912:t
905:v
654:e
647:t
640:v
536:)
532:(
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