Elections in Uruguay

Uruguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.

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Presidential elections

The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people.

Each party must elect its candidates for President and Vice-President in primary elections, which are usually held in June. The selected candidates face the electorate in the general elections in October. If no candidate obtains the absolute majority of votes, there is a runoff between the two most-voted candidates.

Parliamentary elections

The General Assembly (Asamblea General) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) has 31 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation and the Vice-president.

Uruguay has a multi-party system, with three dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Schedule

Election
Position2009201020112012201320142015
Type Presidential (October)
National Congress (October)
Gubernatorial (October)		NoneNonePresidential (October)
National Congress (October)
Gubernatorial (October)		None
President and
vice president		 President and vice presidentNoneNonePresident and vice presidentNone
National Congress All seatsNoneNoneAll seatsNone
Provinces, cities and municipalities NoneAll positionsNoneNoneAll positions

Inauguration
Position201020112012201320142015
Type Presidential (March)
National Congress (March)
Gubernatorial (March)		NonePresidential (March)
National Congress (March)
Gubernatorial (March)
President and
vice president		 March 1NoneMarch 1st
National Congress February 15NoneFebruary 15
Provinces, cities and municipalities July 8NoneJuly 11th

Latest elections
Main article: 2019 Uruguayan general election

2019 general election

On 25 November, preliminary results in the runoff election showed Lacalle Pou with a majority (48.71%) by 28,666 votes over Martínez (47.51%), which delayed the announcement of a winner as 35,229 absentee vote needed to be counted.[1][2] Martínez later conceded defeat on 28 November.[2] On 30 November, final votes counts confirmed Lacalle Pou as the winner with 48.8% of the total votes cast over Martínez with 47.3%.[3]

Map of the legislative results
Party Presidential candidate First round Second round Seats
Votes % Votes % Chamber +/– Senate +/–
Broad FrontDaniel Martínez949,37640.491,152,27149.2142–813–2
National PartyLuis Alberto Lacalle Pou696,45229.701,189,31350.7930–2100
Colorado PartyErnesto Talvi300,17712.8013040
Open CabildoGuido Manini Ríos268,73611.4611New3New
Partido Ecologista Radical IntransigenteCésar Vega33,4611.431+100
Party of the FolkEdgardo Novick26,3131.121+100
Independent PartyPablo Mieres23,5801.011–20–1
Popular UnityGonzalo Abella19,7280.840–100
Green Animalist PartyGustavo Salle19,3920.830New0New
Digital PartyDaniel Goldman6,3630.270New0New
Workers' PartyRafael Fernández1,3870.060000
Invalid/blank votes88,399–91,612–––––
Total2,433,3641002,433,196100990300
Registered voters/turnout2,699,97890.132,699,98090.12––––
Source: Corte Electoral, El Pais (First round); Corte Electoral El Pais (Second round)
Popular vote (First round)
FA
 
 40.49%
PN
 
 29.70%
PC
 
 12.80%
CA
 
 11.46%
PERI
 
 1.43%
PG
 
 1.12%
PI
 
 1.01%
Others
 
 2.00%
Popular vote (second round)
Lacalle
 
 50.62%
Martínez
 
 49.38%
Seats (chamber)
FA
 
 42.42%
PN
 
 30.30%
PC
 
 13.13%
CA
 
 11.11%
PERI
 
 1.11%
PG
 
 1.11%
PI
 
 1.11%
Seats (senate)
FA
 
 43.33%
PN
 
 33.33%
PC
 
 13.33%
CA
 
 10.00%

Past elections and referendums

Local elections

Next elections

See also

References
  1. "Elecciones en Uruguay: con el 100% de las mesas escrutadas, ¿cómo terminó la votación?". La Nación (in Spanish). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  2. "Uruguay election: Lacalle wins presidency as rival concedes". BBC.com. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "Lacalle won with 48.8% and Martínez obtained 47.3% in the 2019 ballot: look at the results". El Pais. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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