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The opposition fighting for Montevideo
* Jorge Gandini * Ney Castillo *
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 ...
held local government elections on May 10, 2015, electing the ''intendente
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'' of the 19 departments that are the administrative divisions of Uruguay, as well as 112 local governments
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.
This was the second time that both ''intendentes'' and ''alcaldes'' were elected simultaneously.
Background
In the municipal elections of May 2010, the ''Partido Nacional'' had won 12 departments, the ''Partido Colorado'' 2 departments, and the ''Frente Amplio'' 5 departments.Canelones
A former stronghold of the Colorado Party, Canelones has been held by the Broad Front coalition since 2005, and once again this party was the winner: * Yamandú Orsi (winner) * José Carlos MahíaMontevideo
In the capital of the country, the National and Colorado Party ran as a common list. The candidates were as follows:* Jorge Gandini * Ney Castillo *
Edgardo Novick
Héctor Edgardo Novick Varela (born 22 November 1956 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan businessman and politician.
Biography
Starting out as a street market worker with his father, Novick developed an important business career. Novick co-owns Nuevo ...
* Álvaro Garcé
* Ricardo Rachetti
The winning party was, though, the incumbent Broad Front:
* Daniel Martínez (winner)
*Lucía Topolansky
Lucía Topolansky Saavedra (born 25 September 1944) is a Uruguayan politician who served as the 17th Vice President of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020. She was a Senator from 2005 to 2017. She also served as the First Lady of Uruguay ...
See also
*2014 Uruguayan general election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 October 2014, alongside a constitutional referendum. As no presidential candidate received an absolute majority in the first round of voting, a runoff took place on 30 November. Primary elections to de ...
References
External links
* Local and municipal elections in Uruguay 2015 elections in South AmericaMunicipal 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 ...
May 2015 events in South America
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