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{{Politics of Uruguay}}
'''Elections in Uruguay''' encompass three different types: general elections, departamental elections and municipal elections. At the national level, Uruguay elects a [[head of state]] (the [[President of Uruguay|President]]) and a [[legislature]] (the [[General Assembly of Uruguay|General Assembly]]). Voting is [[Compulsory voting|compulsory]] and extends to all citizens aged 18 and over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=¿Hasta qué edad es obligatorio votar en Uruguay? |url=https://www.telenoche.com.uy/nacionales/hasta-que-edad-es-obligatorio-votar-uruguay-n5362778 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209175602/https://www.telenoche.com.uy/nacionales/hasta-que-edad-es-obligatorio-votar-uruguay-n5362778 |archive-date=2024-02-09 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Telenoche |language=es-PA}}</ref>

The [[Electoral Court of Uruguay|Electoral Court]] sets standards for and issues guidelines to returning officers and polling station officials, and is responsible for nationwide electoral administration (such as the registration of political parties and directing the administration of elections and national referendums).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cometidos |url=https://www.gub.uy/corte-electoral/institucional/cometidos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203041616/https://www.gub.uy/corte-electoral/institucional/cometidos |archive-date=2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Corte Electoral |language=es}}</ref>

==2024 Uruguay general election==
{{Election results
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|image=[[File:Uruguay Chambres des députés 2024.svg|300px]][[File:Uruguay Sénat 2024.svg|300px]]
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|seattype1=Chamber
|seattype2=Senate
|party1=Broad Front (Uruguay)|Broad Front
|cand1=Yamandú Orsi
|votes1=1071826
|votes1_2=1212833
|st1t1=48
|st2t1=16
|party2=National Party (Uruguay)|National Party
|cand2=Álvaro Delgado (politician)|Álvaro Delgado
|votes2=655426
|votes2_2=1119537
|st1t2=29
|st2t2=9
|party3=Colorado Party (Uruguay)|Colorado Party
|cand3=Andrés Ojeda
|votes3=392592
|st1t3=17
|st2t3=5
|party4=Sovereign Identity
|cand4=Gustavo Salle
|votes4=65796
|st1t4=2
|st2t4=0
|party5=Open Cabildo (Uruguay)|Open Cabildo
|cand5=Guido Manini Ríos
|votes5=60549
|st1t5=2
|st2t5=0
|party6=Independent Party (Uruguay)|Independent Party
|cand6=Pablo Mieres
|votes6=41618
|st1t6=1
|st2t6=0
|colour7=#00a655
|party7=Environmental Constitutional Party
|cand7=Eduardo Lust
|votes7=11865
|st1t7=0
|st2t7=0
|colour8=black
|party8=Popular Assembly
|cand8=Gonzalo Martínez
|votes8=10102
|st1t8=0
|st2t8=0
|party9=Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente
|cand9=César Vega (agronomist)|César Vega
|votes9=9281
|st1t9=0
|st2t9=0
|colour10=#008536
|party10=For Necessary Changes
|cand10=Guillermo Franchi
|votes10=3183
|st1t10=0
|st2t10=0
|colour11=#fd731b
|party11=Republican Advance Party
|cand11=Martín Pérez Banchero
|votes11=1909
|st1t11=0
|st2t11=0
}}

== Voting ==

=== Electoral registration ===
Since voting is compulsory in Uruguay, every Uruguayan citizen upon turning 18 must register in the "National Civic Registry", an electoral roll of citizens with the right to vote, administered by the [[Electoral Court of Uruguay|Electoral Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Largas filas para sacar la credencial, en el último día para el trámite: dónde y cómo se realiza |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/servicios/ultima-semana-para-realizar-el-tramite-de-la-credencial-civica-donde-se-saca-y-que-documentacion-necesito |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=EL PAIS |language=es-UY}}</ref> After registration, the person obtains the ''[[Credencial Cívica]]'', the official document used to cast the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Credencial cívica {{!}} Trámites |url=https://www.gub.uy/tramites/credencial-civica |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231123121137/https://www.gub.uy/tramites/credencial-civica |archive-date=2023-11-23 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.gub.uy}}</ref>

=== Polling procedure ===
[[File:CAM04655b.jpg|thumb|Voting ballot box in the [[2014 Uruguayan general election|2014 general elections]]]]
The voting procedure is detailed in [https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/7812-1925 Law No. 7,812] –known as the "Elections Law"–.<ref>{{Cite web |title=¿Voto electrónico en Uruguay?: una “utopía” posible, pero que requiere cambiar la ley |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/-Voto-electronico-en-Uruguay--una-utopia-posible-pero-que-requiere-cambiar-la-ley-uc865530 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Montevideo Portal |language=es}}</ref> To cast the vote, Uruguayan citizens must appear before a polling station determined based on the series and number of their registration in the electoral roll.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-26 |title=Cómo votar sin la credencial y otras once dudas electorales |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/como-votar-sin-la-credencial-y-otras-once-dudas-electorales |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref>

Having verified the identity of the voter and their inclusion in the electoral roll, the polling station officials give them an envelope to go to the voting booth, known as {{Language with name/for|es|Cuarto secreto|Secret room}}, and insert the ballot inside, guaranteeing the [[Secret ballot|secrecy of the vote]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacción |title=Qué se puede hacer y qué no este domingo en el cuarto secreto |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/que-se-puede-hacer-y-que-no-este-domingo-en-el-cuarto-secreto-2019627172416 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006173014/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/que-se-puede-hacer-y-que-no-este-domingo-en-el-cuarto-secreto-2019627172416 |archive-date=2023-10-06 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=El Observador}}</ref> Once outside the ''cuarto secreto'', the voter places the envelope inside a closed ballot box.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-23 |title=En Cerro Largo hay una urna de madera de 1920 |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/en-cerro-largo-hay-una-urna-de-madera-de-1920 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref>

== Presidential elections ==
The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people.

In Uruguay, a [[blanket primary]] election is held in June to elect the national convention of each party, which selects the presidential candidate. All parties must participate, however voting is voluntary unlike the other instances in the electoral process. The most voted presidential pre-candidate is automatically designated if they reach the absolute majority, or a 40% plurarity with a 10% margin over the second most voted candidate. The convention also selects the vice-presidential candidate.

General elections are held in October. If no presidential candidate obtains the [[absolute majority]] of votes, there is a runoff between the two most-voted candidates.

== Parliamentary elections ==
The [[General Assembly of Uruguay|General Assembly]] (''Asamblea General'') has two [[bicameralism|chambers]]. The [[Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay|Chamber of Deputies]] (''Cámara de Diputados'') has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by [[proportional representation]] with representation from the 19 departments. The [[Senate of Uruguay|Chamber of Senators]] (''Cámara de Senadores'') has 30 members elected for a five-year term by [[proportional representation]] at the national level, plus the Vice-president.

After the 2019 elections, seven parties are represented in the Chamber of Deputies and four in the Chamber of Senators.

==Schedule==
===Election===
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Position !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025
|-
!Type
| Presidential (October)<br />National Congress (October)<br />Gubernatorial (October) ||None ||colspan=3| None || Presidential (October)<br />National Congress (October)<br />Gubernatorial (October)|| None
|-
!President and<br />vice president
|'''President and vice president''' ||None ||colspan=3|None ||'''President and vice president'''|| None
|-
!National Congress
|'''All seats''' ||None ||colspan=3|None ||'''All seats'''|| None 
|-
!Provinces, cities and municipalities
|None ||'''All positions''' ||colspan=3|None ||None ||'''All positions''' 
|}

===Inauguration===
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Position !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 
|-
!Type
| Presidential (March)<br />National Congress (March)<br />Gubernatorial (March) ||colspan=4| None || Presidential (March)<br />National Congress (March)<br />Gubernatorial (March)
|-
!President and<br />vice president
|'''March 1''' ||colspan=4|None ||'''March 1st''' 
|-
!National Congress
|'''February 15'''  ||colspan=4|None ||'''February 15''' 
|-
!Provinces, cities and municipalities
|'''July 8'''  ||colspan=4|None ||'''July 11th''' 
|}

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===2019 general election===
On 25 November, preliminary results in the [[runoff election]] showed Lacalle Pou with a majority (48.71%) by 28,666 votes over Martínez (47.51%), which delayed the announcement of a winner as 35,229 [[absentee ballot|absentee votes]] needed to be counted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/elecciones-uruguay-100-mesas-escrutadas-como-termino-nid2309462|work=La Nación|title=Elecciones en Uruguay: con el 100% de las mesas escrutadas, ¿cómo terminó la votación?|date=2019-11-25|access-date=2019-11-25|language=es}}</ref><ref name=bbc_28112019>{{cite news|title=Uruguay election: Lacalle wins presidency as rival concedes|date=28 November 2019|website=BBC.com|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50587029|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> Martínez later conceded defeat on 28 November.<ref name=bbc_28112019/> On 30 November, final votes counts confirmed Lacalle Pou as the winner with 48.8% of the total votes cast over Martínez with 47.3%.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lacalle won with 48.8% and Martínez obtained 47.3% in the 2019 ballot: look at the results|date=30 November 2019|newspaper=El Pais|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/elecciones-resultado-balotaje-analisis-todos-datos-escrutinio.html|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Map of 2019 Uruguayan legislative election.svg|thumb|Map of the legislative results]]
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
|-
|colspan=15 align=center|[[File:Uruguay Chambre des représentants 2019.svg]][[File:Uruguay Sénat 2019.svg]]
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Party
!rowspan=2|Presidential candidate
!colspan=2|First round
!colspan=2|Second round
!colspan=4|Seats
|-
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
!Chamber
!+/–
!Senate
!+/–
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Broad Front (Uruguay)}}| ||align=left|[[Broad Front (Uruguay)|Broad Front]]||align=left|[[Daniel Martínez (politician)|Daniel Martínez]]||949,376||40.49||1,152,271||49.21||42||–8||13||–2
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|National Party (Uruguay)}}| ||align=left|[[National Party (Uruguay)|National Party]]||align=left|[[Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou]]||696,452||29.70||1,189,313||50.79||30||–2||10||0
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Colorado Party (Uruguay)}}| ||align=left|[[Colorado Party (Uruguay)|Colorado Party]]||align=left|[[Ernesto Talvi]]||300,177||12.80||colspan=2 rowspan=9| ||13||0||4||0
|-
|bgcolor=#FBC22B| ||align=left|[[Open Cabildo (Uruguay)|Open Cabildo]]||align=left|[[Guido Manini Ríos]]||268,736||11.46||11||New||3||New
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente}}| ||align=left|[[Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente]]||align=left|[[César Vega (agronomist)|César Vega]]||33,461||1.43||1||+1||0||0
|-
|bgcolor=#92D050| ||align=left|[[Party of the Folk]]||align=left|[[Edgardo Novick]]||26,313||1.12||1||+1||0||0
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent Party (Uruguay)}}| ||align=left|[[Independent Party (Uruguay)|Independent Party]]||align=left|[[Pablo Mieres]]||23,580||1.01||1||–2||0||–1
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}| ||align=left|[[Popular Unity (Uruguay)|Popular Unity]]||align=left|Gonzalo Abella||19,728||0.84||0||–1||0||0
|-
|bgcolor=#318C38| ||align=left|[[Green Animalist Party]]||align=left|Gustavo Salle||19,392||0.83||0||New||0||New
|-
|bgcolor=#EE720E| ||align=left|[[Digital Party]]||align=left|Daniel Goldman||6,363||0.27||0||New||0||New
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Workers' Party (Uruguay)}}| ||align=left|[[Workers' Party (Uruguay)|Workers' Party]]||align=left|Rafael Fernández||1,387||0.06||0||0||0||0
|-
|align=left colspan=3|Invalid/blank votes||88,399||–||91,612||–||–||–||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=3|'''Total'''||'''2,433,364'''||'''100'''||'''2,433,196'''||'''100'''||'''99'''||'''0'''||'''30'''||'''0'''
|-
|align=left colspan=3|Registered voters/turnout||2,699,978||90.13||2,699,980||90.12||–||–||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=12|Source: [https://eleccionesnacionales.corteelectoral.gub.uy/ResumenResultados.htm# Corte Electoral], [https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/mira-todos-resultados-elecciones-octubre.html El Pais] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117114549/https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/mira-todos-resultados-elecciones-octubre.html |date=2020-01-17 }} (first round); [https://segundaeleccion2019.corteelectoral.gub.uy/ResumenResultados.htm# Corte Electoral] [https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/elecciones-resultado-balotaje-analisis-todos-datos-escrutinio.html El Pais] (second round)
|}
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{{bar percent|PN|#78C7FF|29.70}}
{{bar percent|PC|#BB0000|12.80}}
{{bar percent|CA|#F6BB19|11.46}}
{{Bar percent|PERI|#009001|1.43}}
{{bar percent|PG|#79BB59|1.12}}
{{bar percent|PI|#8245AF|1.01}}
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{{bar percent|Martínez|#0E4477|49.38}}}}{{bar box|title=Seats (chamber)|titlebar=#ddd|width=515px|barwidth=350px|bars={{bar percent|FA|#0E4477|42.42}}
{{bar percent|PN|#78C7FF|30.30}}
{{bar percent|PC|#BB0000|13.13}}
{{bar percent|CA|#F6BB19|11.11}}
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{{bar percent|PN|#78C7FF|33.33}}
{{bar percent|PC|#BB0000|13.33}}
{{bar percent|CA|#F6BB19|10.00}}}}
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==Past elections and referendums==
{{Uruguayan elections}}

==Local elections==
*[[2000 Uruguayan municipal elections]]
*[[2005 Uruguayan municipal elections]]
*[[2010 Uruguayan municipal elections]]
*[[2015 Uruguayan municipal elections]]
*[[2020 Uruguayan municipal elections]]
*[[2022 Uruguayan Law of Urgent Consideration referendum]]

== Next elections ==
*[[2024 Uruguayan general election]]
*[[2025 Uruguayan municipal elections]]

==See also==
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]
* [[Ley de lemas]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/u/uruguay/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131227094207/http://www.fcs.edu.uy/subcategoria.php?SubCatId=184&CatId=105 Political Data Bank at the Social Sciences School - Universidad de la República (Uruguay)]

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