A balance of the first year of the second government of Tabare Vazquez

Political scientist Adolfo Garce and economist Ignacio Munyo participated as speakers in the Foro Latinoamericano Montevideo held in the School of Business at the University of Montevideo. The activity was sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and was moderated by journalist Nelson Fernández.

The activity sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation had a big audience and media coverage of several media outlets.

Opening remarks were given by Dr. Kristin Wesemann, Representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Uruguay.

The economic balance of the first year of the second government of Tabare Vazquez was led by Ignacio Munyo, PhD in Economics from the University of San Andrés and Master in Economics at the University of Chicago. Munyo has a degree in Economics from the University of the Republic. He is professor of Economics and Director of the Center of Economy, Society and Enterprise of the IEEM School of Business at the University of Montevideo. He is also Academician of the National Academy of Economics and member of the National System of Researchers.

For his part, the political balance of the first year of the second government of Tabare Vazquez was made by Adolfo Garce, Master in Political Science, Researcher of the School of Social Sciences at the University of the Republic and Academic Director of the Center for the Opening and Development Latin America (CADAL). Garcé is author of the book "Where there was fire: The adaptation process MLN-Tupamaros to legality and electoral competition (1985-2004)" and co-author of "The Progressive Era. The leftist government in Uruguay: from ideas to policies ".

The Forum was moderated by Nelson Fernández, Uruguay correspondent of the newspaper La Nacion of Buenos Aires, journalistic director of Nuevo Siglo TV and Director of Lead News.