Elections in Uruguay

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Uruguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people. 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, 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.

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[edit] Latest elections

[edit] 2004 Presidential election

e • d Summary of the 31 October 2004 Uruguay presidential elections election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Tabaré Vázquez (Broad Front – Progressive Encounter – New Majority) 1,124,761 51.67
Jorge Larrañaga (National Party) 764,739 35.13
Guillermo Stirling (Colorado Party) 231,036 10.61
Pablo Mieres (Independent Party) 41,011 1.89
Victor Lissidini (Intransigent Party) 8,572 0.39
Aldo Lamorte (Civic Union Party) 4,859 0.22
Julio Vera (Liberal Party) 1,548 0.07
Rafael Fernández (Workers Party) 513 0.02
Total (turnout 89.6 %)  
Source: Corte Electoral

[edit] 2004 Parliamentary election

e • d Summary of the 31 October 2004 General Assembly of Uruguay election results
Parties and alliances Votes Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Senators
% Seats % Seats
Broad Front – Progressive Encounter – New Majority (Frente Amplio – Encuentro Progresista – Nueva Mayoría) 51.7 52 17
National Party (Partido Nacional-Blancos) 35.1 36 11
Colorado Party (Partido Colorado) 10.6 10 3
Independent Party (Partido Independiente) 1.9 1 -
Total (turnout  %)   99   31
Source: Corte Electoral and El País Uruguay, Angus Reid

[edit] Past elections and referendums

[edit] Local elections

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