What does FA stand for?

By Andres Gaudin Although the governing Frente Amplio (FA) came close to winning a second-consecutive presidential term in the Oct.

Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) coalition won 16 senators in the 30-member upper chamber of the Uruguayan parliament, the initial results from Sunday's vote, which will be finalised on Saturday, said.

It was approved by lawmakers from the ruling leftwing Frente Amplio and the opposition Colorado Party, while the opposition National Party voted against, she added.

Well, Uruguayans in general, after many years of dictatorship, and some governments of the right, finally have a government of the left which is the Frente Amplio [broad front].

The regulations were promoted by the Frente Amplio and guarantee a series of rights and obligations for couples of any sexual orientation that can prove that they have been living together for at least five years, including mutual assistance, the establishment of joint assets, inheritance rights, pension upon the death of a spouse and other matters pertaining to social security.

Jose Merino of the leftist Partido Frente Amplio (FA), Oscar Lopez of the centrist Accesibilidad sin Exclusion, and the 17 PAC members sent the court a 130-page constitutional complaint against 15 items in the treaty.

Frente Amplio got its start in Uruguay's popular resistance movements, including the Tupamaru armed movement, which began in 1970.

A citizens' group, Frente Amplio Opositor, has won several legal battles against the company but it has begun its operations with the backing of some Mexican federal government agencies.