Uruguay | New legislature in Parliament sets in prior to Broad Front government take over - video Dailymotion

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00:00In Uruguay, the 50th Legislature will be sworn in this Saturday, prior to the inauguration

00:05of President-elect Yamanto Orsi next March 1st.

00:08The new Parliament Legislature will be made up of deputies voted by Uruguayans in the

00:12last General Elections of October 2004.

00:14Most of the new members of Parliament are vested.

00:16Negotiations among legislators are expected to take place, for no party has a parliamentary

00:20majority.

00:21Opening the agenda for the new Parliament is the swearing-in ceremony for incoming President

00:27Orsi on March 1st.

00:30In Argentina, authorities are alerting about the increase of cyanobacteria in the waters

00:38of Entre Ríos province.

00:40Specialists in biology warn that cyanobacteria produce toxins that affect not only the local

00:46fauna but also the people who come in contact with the contaminated water.

00:50Scientists say the proliferation of this bacterium usually occurs from February to April, but

00:55they say it is mostly due to human activity.

00:58They point to the impact of climate change on the construction of the Salto Grande Dam

01:02in Concordia as factors that alter the hydrological cycle.