As the presidential election rolls on, a measure to drop an amnesty measure was defeated by referendum in Uruguay.
As well as deciding on the next president, Uruguayans were asked on Sunday to decide whether or not to repeal an amnesty law which protects military and police accused of human rights violations during the 1973-1985 military junta.
Exit polls indicated that only between 47.7 and 48.3 percent approved the referendum initiative with at least 50 percent needed for the measure to pass.
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