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Coalición Republicana
The Republican Coalition (), previously known as the Multicolor Coalition (), is a big tent political coalition formed in Uruguay in 2019. It is led by Uruguayan ex-president Luis Lacalle Pou and is composed of Lacalle's centre-right National Party (PN) and centre-left Colorado Party (PC), the right-wing Open Cabildo (CA), the centrist Independent Party (PI), and the right-wing Party of the People (PG). This alliance competed in the 2019 general elections against the Broad Front (FA). The Luis Lacalle Pou- Beatriz Argimón ticket was elected President of the Republic and Vice President respectively. History In May 2019, the former president of Uruguay, Julio María Sanguinetti expressed himself favouring a political alliance to compete with the ruling party in the general elections. According to the statements, the Colorado Party, the National Party and the Independent Party should be included. At the beginning of September 2019, the then candidate for the PN, Luis Laca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Representatives Of Uruguay
The Chamber of Representatives () is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (''Asamblea General de Uruguay''). The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with at least two members per department. The composition and powers of the Chamber of Representatives are established by Article Ninety of the Uruguayan Constitution. It also requires that members must be aged at least 25 and have been a citizen of Uruguay for five years. It is the competence of the Chamber of Representatives to accuse in the Senate members of both houses, the President and Vice President of the Republic, the Ministers of State, the members of the Supreme Court, the Administrative Litigation Court, the Court of Accounts and the Electoral Court, either for violating the Constitution or other serious crimes. Latest elections Representatives President The Presidency of the Chamber is renewed at the beginning of each session. Every year, a Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (, ; born 11 August 1973), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, who served as the 42nd president of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025. The son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, Lacalle Pou attended The British Schools of Montevideo and graduated from the Catholic University of Uruguay in 1998 with a law degree. A member of the National Party, he was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives in the 1999 election as a National Representative for the Canelones Department, a position he held from 2000 to 2015. During the first session of the 47th Legislature (2011–2012) he chaired the lower house of the General Assembly. He also served as Senator from 2015 to 2019. He ran unsuccessfully for president in 2014. Five years later, he defeated the Broad Front nominee and former mayor of Montevideo Daniel Martínez in the 2019 general election and was elected President of Uruguay with 50.79% of the vote in the second round. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Uruguayan General Election
General elections were held in Uruguay on Sunday, 27 October 2019 to elect the President of Uruguay, President and General Assembly of Uruguay, General Assembly. As no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff election took place on 24 November. In the 2014 Uruguayan general election, 2014 elections, the left-wing Broad Front (Uruguay), Broad Front had won a third consecutive election with absolute majorities in both houses of the General Assembly. The Broad Front's term in office еarned support through the creation of a large welfare system, but at the same time was undermined by an increasing budget deficit, along with rising unemployment and a spike in violence. The election campaign focused primarily around the issue of crime, with each party proposing different solutions. A 2019 Uruguayan constitutional referendum, constitutional referendum on amendments proposed by opposition senator Jorge Larrañaga was held alongside the elections. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio María Sanguinetti
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo (; born 6 January 1936) often known by his initials JMS, is a Uruguayan former lawyer, journalist and politician of the Colorado Party (Uruguay), Colorado Party (PC) who served as the President of Uruguay as the 35th president from 1985 to 1990, and again as the 37th president from 1995 to 2000. He was the first democratically elected president after Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay, twelve years of military dictatorship. Born in Montevideo, Sanguinetti graduated from the University of the Republic (Uruguay), University of the Republic in 1961 with a law degree. He later combined his legal practice with work as a journalist. He had already been writing for the press, first in the weekly ''Canelones'' and later, since 1955, as a columnist for ''Acción'', a newspaper established by the then-President, Luis Batlle Berres, for which he covered events such as the Cuban Revolution and the OAS Foreign Ministers' summit that censured Cuba for its d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of Uruguay
The vice president of Uruguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Uruguayan government, after the President of Uruguay. The vice president replaces the elected President in case of his death or absence. The vice president is also an officer in the Legislature, legislative branch, as president of the Senate of Uruguay, Chamber of Senators and of the General Assembly of Uruguay, General Assembly. The president and vice president run on a single ticket submitted by their party. In case no candidate obtains an absolute majority of votes (50%+1), a Two-round system, runoff is held between the top two candidates. In this case, the candidate who obtains a plurality in the Two-round system, runoff wins the election. The current Vice President is Carolina Cosse, who took office on March 1, 2025. History The position of Vice-President of the Republic was established in the Constitution of Uruguay of 1934, Constitution of 1934. Previously the Presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Uruguay
The president of Uruguay (), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. The president presides over the Cabinet of Uruguay, Council of Ministers, directing the executive branch of the Politics of Uruguay, national government, and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. The rights and powers of the presidency are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay, Constitution of the Republic. Along with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Cabinet of Uruguay, Council of Ministers and the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the president is part of the Executive (government), executive branch. In case of absence, their office is exercised by the Vice President of Uruguay, vice president. In turn, the president of the republic is the commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Uruguay, Armed Forces. Since 1835, by the constitution of Uruguay, the president's term has begun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Argimón
Beatriz Argimón Cedeira (born 14 August 1961) is a Uruguayan politician and notary of the National Party who served as the 18th vice president of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025, being the first woman to be elected in that position. After graduating from the University of the Republic in 1989 with a degree in notarization, she also studied human rights, family law, and juvenile law. She served as a National Representative for the Montevideo Department between 2000 and 2010, and has been a member of the National Party Board since 2009. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union since November 2020. She is an activist for women's rights, and was one of the founders of the "Network of Political Women" and of the "Bicameral Female Caucus" of the General Assembly. Early life and education Beatriz Argimón Cedeira was born in Montevideo on 14 August 1961 to Juan Carlos Argimón, a civil servant for the Herrerism political faction of the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front (, FA) is a political coalition in Uruguay. Since 2025, it has been the ruling party of Uruguay, having previously ruled from 2005 to 2020 and has produced three presidents: Tabaré Vázquez (2005–2010; 2015–2020), José Mujica (2010–2015) and Yamandú Orsi (2025–present). Since 1999, it has been the largest party in Uruguay's General Assembly. History The Frente Amplio was founded in 1971 as a coalition of over a dozen fractured leftist parties and movements. The first president of the front and its first candidate for the presidency of the country was General Líber Seregni. The front was declared illegal during the 1973 military ''coup d'état'' and emerged again in 1984 when democracy was restored in Uruguay. Progressive Encounter () was formed in 1994 by several minor independent factions and the Frente Amplio. EP and FA started contesting elections jointly under . Later, another force, Nuevo Espacio, became linked to the front. Thus, it began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido De La Gente
Partido de la Gente (Spanish for "Party of the Folk" or "Party of the People") was a Uruguayan political party. History Founded in 2016, its main leader was Edgardo Novick. Three members of the party were elected to the legislature: the Senator Daniel Bianchi and the Representative Guillermo Facello, both former Colorados; and the Representative Daniel Peña, a former Blanco Blanco (''white'' or ''blank'' in Spanish) or Los Blancos may refer to: People *Blanco (surname) Fictional characters *Blanco, a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth *Blanco Webb, character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'' *Graboid#El Blanco, .... However, in early 2019 Bianchi was expelled from the party after driving under the influence of alcohol. Name ''Gente'' is a Spanish-language word for "''people''" or "''populace''". There is also another synonym, ''pueblo''. Locally, the word ''pueblo'' may have a left-leaning or revolutionary connotation, as used by other political groups such as '' Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Party (Uruguay)
The Independent Party () is a Christian humanist political party in Uruguay. The party is led by Pablo Mieres, who was presidential candidate in the 2004 national elections and in 2009. Ideology In its beginning, the party's goal was to build a third way away from the heterodox left-wing coalition Frente Amplio and the traditional right-of-centre National Party, alongside the Colorado Party. Nevertheless, the party integrated the centre-right government coalition for the 2020 to 2025 period. History Founded in 2002 by Pablo Mieres, Mieres left the New Space in aftermath of Rafael Michelini's decision to rejoin Broad Front 2004 election At the 2004 national elections, it won 1.89% of the popular vote, one seat in the Chamber of Deputies (which is occupied by Iván Posada), and none in the Senate. It is the fourth largest party in Uruguay, and the smallest with parliamentary representation. 2009 election At the 2009 national elections, it won 2.49% of the popular vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Cabildo (Uruguay)
''Cabildo Abierto'' ( Spanish for "Open cabildo" or "Town hall meeting") is an Uruguayan political party founded in 2019. The party is described as right-wing populist, nationalist and conservative, as well as mostly characterized as far-right on the mainstream political spectre. However, it defines itself as Artiguist and is referred to as a third position party by some sources. It participated for the first time in an election the same year of its foundation, obtaining 11.04% of the votes, three senators and eleven representatives. It is led by Guido Manini Ríos, descendant of a traditional Colorado Party family and former Commander in Chief of the Army. According to "Cifra", a consultancy firm, in October 2019, 24% of its voters were previously from the Broad Front, 14% from the Colorado Party and 10% from the National Party. Gonzalo Ferreira Sienra, one of the children of Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, is a member of Cabildo Abierto. History This political group appli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party (, , PC) is a liberal political party in Uruguay. Its existence can be traced back to the origins of the Uruguayan republic, in the 1830s, and since then until the late 1990s it remained the most dominant political party in the country, holding power almost uninterruptedly (alternating with the National Party, its greatest rival) until its electoral collapse in the 2004 elections, when the Party obtained only 10% of the vote. Since then, the Colorados have been able to recuperate some of their lost support, but as of 2024 they haven’t reached the 20% threshold in any of the elections celebrated in that period (2009, 2014, 2019, 2024). Their current position in the Uruguayan political landscape is conditioned by the unofficial coalition they’ve formed with the National Party (''Partido Nacional''; another center-right political party, traditionally the Colorado’s greatest adversary), in opposition to the Broad Front (''Frente Amplio''). The Front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
