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2.01 government
discrimination
- 1 for 1950-56,
AC9
- 1 for 1957-62,
AC9
- Both the Colorado and
Blanco parties benefited from the collective executive
leadership set forth in the 1952 constitution. See the
comment for variable 2.01 under the Colorado Party,
number 381.
- 2.02 govervmental
leadership
- 0 out of 7 for 1950-56,
AC9
- 4 out of 6 for 1957-62.
AC9
- For the first period
from 1950 through 1956 the Partido Nacional never held
the presidency or the majority in the nine man council.
From January 1, 1957 to March 1, 1959 they held the
minority position in the council. After this period they
held the majority position on the council through
1952.
- 2.03 cabinet
participation
- 5 out of 7 for 1950-56,
AC9
- 6 out of 6 for 1957-62,
AC9
- During the first two
years of the first period the Partido Nacional did not
participate in the president's cabinet. After the
constitutional change on March 1, 1952 the Partido
Nacional held the three minority positions on the
council. From January 1, 1957 they held the minority
positions on the council. After this date, they held the
majority positions through the rest of the time
period.
- 2.04 national
participation
- 5, AC9
- The Partido Nacional is
primarily a national party--it competes kith other
parties across the country, although its success is much
greater in the interior and coastal regions than in the
urban areas of Montevideo.
- 2.05 legislative
strength
- Strength is .33 for
1950-56, AC7, and .46 for 1957-62, AC9
- The Blancos were in the
minority throughout the first part of our time period,
but the party won control of the legislature in 1956 and
kept it throughout the rest of the second time
period.
- 2.06 electoral
strength
- Strength is .33 for
1950-56, AC8, and .40 for 1957-62. AC9
- Legislative elections
were held regularly in 1950, 1954, 1950, and 1962. The
Blancos trailed the Colorados in the first two and won
pluralities in the last two. 2.07 outside
origin
- 1, AC9
- The party was formed by
the president of the republic in 1836 in order to prevent
the government from being overthrown by former president
Rivera who revolted when Oribe attempted to change the
form of government from a unitary to a federal
state.
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