Tag: Uruguay elections

• Friday, November 1st 2024 - 17:10 UTC

  Lacalle Pou hints at possible return in 2029, talks about regional relations

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, months from completing his term, hinted at a possible return in the 2029 presidential election but left the door open.

• Monday, October 28th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguay’s Presidential race heads to runoff as Orsi's Frente Amplio leads first round

  

  Uruguay’s leftist Frente Amplio (FA) secured the top position in the first round of the presidential election. Yamandú Orsi, the FA candidate and former mayor of Canelones, led the race with 43.4% of the vote, propelled by support from former president José “Pepe” Mujica. However, he fell short of the majority threshold needed to avoid a runoff, and a second round is now scheduled for November 24. Orsi’s opponent in the runoff will be Álvaro Delgado, the National Party (PN) candidate, who garnered 27.2% of the vote and leads a coalition of center-right and right-wing parties that include the Colorado Party and Cabildo Abierto.

• Sunday, October 27th 2024 - 21:55 UTC

  Uruguay's 2024 Election: Voter turnout reaches 40% by midday, anticipating a close race

  

  As Uruguayans head to the polls this October 27 to elect their president, vice-president, and Parliament, preliminary reports from the Electoral Court indicate a steady turnout. By midday, 40% of the 2,727,120 eligible voters had cast their ballots across the country's 7,276 polling circuits. Voting is mandatory in Uruguay, with those abstaining required to pay a fine or present a valid excuse, such as illness, disability, or international travel.

• Thursday, October 24th 2024 - 11:05 UTC

  What the polls say three days before the presidential elections in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayans will head to the polls on October 27 to elect a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the country's Parliament. According to the latest surveys, no candidate is expected to secure the required 50% of votes, setting the stage for a November runoff.

• Monday, October 21st 2024 - 10:56 UTC

  Uruguay: Mujica makes last public political appearance

  

  Battling esophageal cancer and age, former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica made what is believed to be his last public appearance this past weekend by showing up at a rally of “La 609” or MPP, the Broad Front (FA) faction he once founded. “Goodbye, I give you my heart,” Mujica stressed on Saturday during a campaign closing event a week before the Oct. 27 elections.

• Monday, October 14th 2024 - 17:47 UTC

  In a dull campaign and dull candidates, Uruguay votes new president and parliament on Sunday October 27

  

  In less than two weeks time, Sunday 27 October, 2,8 million Uruguayan voters will be electing a new president, and a new parliament, 99 Lower House members and 30 Senators for the 2025/2030 period.

• Monday, October 14th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

  Swing voters to prove decisive in Uruguayan elections, poll finds

  

  According to a Cifra survey released this weekend in Montevideo, Uruguay has 11% of swing voters who could end up pivotal in Oct. 27's presidential elections. Hence, political parties should focus on winning them over, the pollsters underlined. Cifra Director Mariana Pomiés underlined that this number could tip the scale at the end of the day.

• Monday, October 14th 2024 - 09:07 UTC

  Colorado candidate picks wrong analogy to describe Uruguay's relationship with Mercosur

  

  Colorado Party presidential candidate Andrés Ojeda chose a controversial analogy this weekend to refer to Uruguay's situation within the South American Common Market (Mercosur). He claimed it was affecting his country's credibility not to kill any hostage when hijacking airplanes.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  Survey finds Orsi ahead in voting intention to become Uruguay's next president

  

  According to a Usina de Percepción Ciudadana survey released this week in Montevideo, opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) would defeat Álvaro Delgado of the ruling Multicolor coalition by 6 percentage points. In case of a runoff, Orsi is expected to garner 50% of the vote, the study found between September 27 and 30 from a sample of 500 people.

• Monday, July 1st 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguay's internal elections: Delgado, Orsi, and Ojeda to vie for Presidency

  

  Uruguay's internal elections concluded yesterday, confirming Álvaro Delgado, Yamandú Orsi, and Andrés Ojeda as presidential candidates for their respective parties. The elections, held amidst a notably low turnout, saw some unexpected developments, particularly within the Frente Amplio (FA) and the Partido Nacional (PN).