Background and political alignment
Stirling is a prominent member of the Uruguayan
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. He has been a close colleague of Presidents Julio María Sanguinetti and Jorge Batlle.
His grandfather
Manuel Stirling-Background:He was from Paysandú, in the north of Uruguay.His family funeral monument, an imposing 80-ton structure, was built in 1898 . His grandson, Guillermo Stirling , served as Interior Minister in early 21st Century, and was the Colorado Party 's Presidential candidate in 2004.-Political...
was a Deputy and Senator for
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.
Stirling was President of the
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from March 1, 1995 to March 1, 1996.
Ministerial office
He served as
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under the Presidency of Julio María Sanguinetti (2nd Presidency).
He subsequently served in the same office under Jorge Batlle's Presidency.
Presidential candidate, 2004
He was the unsuccessful
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candidate in the 2004 Presidential elections, gaining 10% of the vote , (see 'Politics of Uruguay: Political parties and elections', below), which came about following a period of considerable economic instability.
Later political alignment with Pedro Bordaberry Herrán
Stirling was seen as closer to
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Herrán for the Presidential elections in 2009, as opposed to former
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, who was also seen as a likely contender for the
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Party's candidacy. However, it was thought that Stirling himself and his internal voting recommendations did not command a very large personal following within the party. It was also thought that for the 2009 elections Stirling, (1937-), who served in the government of President Jorge Batlle, (1927-), had to some extent been eclipsed by politicians of the generation of
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, (1960-), whose 'Vamos Uruguay' grouping within the
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Party Stirling in any case endorsed, prior to his retirement from politics in 2008 at the age of 71.
See also
- List of political families#Uruguay
- Politics of Uruguay#Political parties and elections
- Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites both liberal and social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....
- Manuel Stirling#Political role
- Pedro Bordaberry#Formation of Vamos Uruguay