Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

's local government elections, held on May 16, 2005, to elect the ''

intendente An intendant (; pt, intendente ; es, intendente ) was, and sometimes still is, a public official, especially in France, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. The intendancy system was a centralizing administrative system developed in France. In ...

'' of the 19 departments that are the administrative divisions of Uruguay, resulted in major gains for the newly elected '' Frente Amplio'' government, and heavy losses for the opposition '' Partido Nacional'' and '' Partido Colorado''. The ''Frente Amplio'' (left-wing) had won with an overwhelming margin the presidential and parliamentary elections on October 31, 2004, putting an end to the classic bipartisan competition and alternation in power of the ''Partido Colorado'' and the ''Partido Nacional'' (centre and centre right). In the municipal elections of May 2000, the ''Partido Nacional'' had won 13 departments, the ''Partido Colorado'' five departments, and the ''Frente Amplio'' one department. As a result of the municipal elections of 2005, the ''Partido Nacional'' won 10 departments, the ''Frente Amplio'' eight, and the ''Partido Colorado'' one. The ''Frente Amplio'' had a net gain of seven departments, the ''Partido Colorado'' had a net loss of four departments and the ''Partido Nacional'' had a net loss of three departments.

Results

List of winning candidates for ''intendente''

Following is a list of the departments in Uruguay, with the name of the ''intendente'' elected, his party affiliation and the faction within the party to which he belongs: *

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

Ricardo Ehrlich Ricardo Ehrlich (Montevideo, born 4 November 1948) is a Uruguayan biologist and a political figure. Biography From 2005 until 2010 he was Mayor (styled ''Intendente Municipal'' in Uruguayan vernacular Spanish) of Montevideo. He is from the promin ...

('' Frente Amplio, Movimiento de Participación Popular''). Hold for the ''Frente Amplio''. * Artigas: Julio Silveira ('' Partido Nacional, Herrerismo''). Pickup for the ''Partido Nacional'' from the ''Partido Colorado''. * Canelones: Marcos Carámbula ''(Frente Amplio, Alianza Progresista)''. Pickup for the ''Frente Amplio'' from the ''Partido Colorado''. *'' Cerro Largo'': Ambrosio Barreiro (''Partido Nacional'', Herrerismo). Re-elected incumbent. Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. * Colonia: Walter Zimmer (''Partido Nacional, Alianza Nacional''). Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. *

Durazno Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterized by being the most central city of Uruguay. It has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay; today the ca ...

: Carmelo Vidalín (''Partido Nacional, Herrerismo''). Re-elected incumbent. Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. *

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: Walter Echeverría (''Partido Nacional, Alianza Nacional''); he died shortly before taking office, in his place came

Armando Castaingdebat Armando Castaingdebat Colombo (born 25 October 1959 in Trinidad, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan veterinarian and political figure of the National Party. Graduating from the University of the Republic with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, he has been ...

. Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. *

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: Juan Giachetto (''Frente Amplio, Partido Socialista''). Pickup for the ''Frente Amplio'' from the ''Partido Nacional''. *

Lavalleja Lavalleja () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and to ...

: Hermán Vergara (''Partido Nacional, Correntada Wilsonista''). Re-elected incumbent. Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. * Maldonado:

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(''Frente Amplio, Alianza Progresista''). Pickup for the ''Frente Amplio'' from the ''Partido Nacional''. *

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital of Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Location The city is located on the banks of the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina. It lies northwest of Montevideo via Route 1 and Route 3, on the ju ...

: Julio Pintos (''Frente Amplio, Partido Socialista''). Pickup for the ''Frente Amplio'' from the ''Partido Nacional''. * Río Negro: Omar Lafluf (''Partido Nacional, Alianza Nacional''). Pickup for the ''Partido Nacional'' from the ''Partido Colorado''. *

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

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('' Partido Colorado''), Foro Batllista). Re-elected incumbent. Hold for the ''Partido Colorado''. *

Rocha Rocha may refer to: * Rocha (surname), a Portuguese surname * Rocha, Moca, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico * Rocha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Rocha, Uruguay, capital city of the Rocha ...

: Artigas Barrios (''Frente Amplio, Partido Socialista''). Pickup for the ''Frente Amplio'' from the ''Partido Nacional''. * Salto: Ramón Fonticiella (''Frente Amplio, Alianza Progresista''). Pickup for the ''Frente Amplio'' from the ''Partido Colorado''. * San José: Juan Antonio Chiruchi (''Partido Nacional'', Herrerismo). Re-elected incumbent. Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. * Soriano: Guillermo Besozzi (''Partido Nacional, Alianza Nacional''). Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. *

Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the c ...

: Wilson Ezquerra (''Partido Nacional, Alianza Nacional''). Hold for the ''Partido Nacional''. *

Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay. Location The city is located on Route 8 (Uruguay), Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural ...

: Gerardo Amaral (''Frente Amplio, Partido Socialista''). Pickup for the ''Frente Amplio'' from the ''Partido Nacional''.

References

External links

Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
{{Uruguayan elections Local and municipal elections in Uruguay

Municipal elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

March 2005 events in South America