Presidential
primary elections
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
were held in
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 ...
on 28 June 2009 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
.
[Reglamentación de las elecciones internas de los partidos políticos]
Overview
Three parties had several contenders:
* Broad Front
**
José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (; born 20 May 1935) is a Uruguayan politician, former revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and impr ...
(
Espacio 609,
Communist Party of Uruguay (Partido Comunista del Uruguay),
Corriente Acción y Pensamiento Libertad) – winner
**
Danilo Astori
Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (born April 23, 1940) is a Uruguayan retired social democratic politician who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly– Broad Front, ...
(
Uruguay Assembly (Asamblea Uruguay)),
Alianza Progresista,
Nuevo Espacio (New Space),
Socialist Party of Uruguay (Partido Socialista)
**
Marcos Carámbula (
Vertiente Artiguista (Artiguistan Slope))
* National Party
**
Luis Alberto Lacalle
Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera, Order of St Michael and St George, GCMG (; ''Lacalle'' locally or ; born 13 July 1941), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995.
Background
His mother, María ...
(
Unidad Nacional,
Soplan Vientos Nuevos) – winner
**
Jorge Larrañaga
Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga (8 August 1956 – 22 May 2021) was an Uruguayan politician of the National Party (PN) who was Minister of the Interior from 1 March 2020 until his death. He also previously served as Intendant of Paysand ...
(
Alianza Nacional (National Alliance of Uruguay),
Civic Union)
**
Irineu Riet Correa
* Colorado Party
**
Pedro Bordaberry
Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán (born 28 April 1960) is a Uruguayan attorney, lecturer and politician, who served as a Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2020, as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2003 to 2005, and as Minister of Industry, Ene ...
(
Vamos Uruguay (Let's Go, Uruguay)) – winner
**
José Amorín (
Batllismo Siglo XXI)
**
Luis Hierro López (
Foro Batllista)
**
Daniel Lamas
* Independent Party
**
Pablo Mieres
Pablo Andrés Mieres Gómez (born 30 July 1959 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan lawyer, sociologist, professor and politician of the Independent Party (PI), serving as Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Uruguay, since March 1, 2020.
Polit ...
* Popular Assembly
**
Raúl Rodríguez
References
External links
2009
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2009 elections in South America
2009 in Uruguay
June 2009 events in South America
José Mujica
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