Uruguayans see security as top national concern, cost of living as main personal problem
News from Latin America and Mercosur [Unofficial]
March 11, 2026
Uruguayans continue to identify security and crime as the country’s main problem, but when the question shifts to everyday life, the dominant concern becomes the cost of living, according to a new survey by University of the Republic academics analysed in a report by El Observador. The poll also found that about one-third of respondents believe such problems stem from “longer inheritances” or broader trends that no government has managed to solve.
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