Uruguayan general election, 2009
The presidential and parliamentary elections in Uruguay In 2009, on Sunday, 25 October 2009. There the president, the vice president, 30 senators and 99 deputies were elected. Since none of the presidential candidates obtained an absolute majority, a second ballot was held on Sunday 29 November 2009.
- 2.1 Frente Amplio
- 2.2 Partido Nacional
- 2.3 Partido Colorado
- 2.4 Partido Independiente
Primaries in June
The candidates for the presidential election in Uruguay in 2009 were determined in the primaries. These primaries were elections that were carried out by the Parties in Uruguay to nationwide determine the candidates for the Präsidentschaftswahlzu. They took place on Sunday, June 28, 2009. At every party it was statewide elections in which delegates were elected, who then decided on the candidate at a national party convention. These prefixes are also crucial for the 2010 local elections.
There were several Vorkandidaten:
Frente Amplio
- José Mujica (winner)
- Danilo Astori
- Marcos Carámbula
Partido Nacional
- Luis Alberto Lacalle (winner)
- Jorge Larrañaga
- Irineu Riet Correa
Partido Colorado
- Pedro Bordaberry (winner)
- Luis Hierro López
- José Batlle Amorín
- Daniel Lamas
- Pedro Etchegaray
- Eisenhower Cardoso Sosa
Partido Independiente
- Raúl Rodríguez Lele da Silva
Cuatro Puntos cardinales
- Alejandro Sánchez
Partido de los Trabajadores
- Rafael Fernández
COMUNA
- Mario Rossi Garretano
On 25 October 2009, presidential and parliamentary elections were held. The favorites were Luis Alberto Lacalle, a neo-liberal politician who until 1995 had been president in 1990, and José Mujica, who is represented in Parliament since 1995 and sat as a member of the urban guerrilla Tupamaros 14 years of his life in prison. The election was considered a directional decision whether the Conservatives or the reformers come to power. Since when choosing neither Lacalle, nor Mujica could unite an absolute majority support, 2009 run-off election between the two candidates were scheduled for 29 November, from the José Mujica emerged victorious with 52.85 % of the vote and thereby elected as the next President of Uruguay been.
Frente Amplio
- José Mujica - Danilo Astori
Partido Nacional
- Luis Alberto Lacalle - Jorge Larrañaga
Partido Colorado
- Pedro Bordaberry - Hugo De Leon
Partido Independiente
- Pablo Mieres - Iván Posada
- Raúl Rodríguez Lele da Silva - Delia Villalba