In addition to electing a President, Uruguayans will vote in two referendums, one on the reform of the social security regime and another on public security, so that the police can carry out nighttime raids.
Around 2.7 million Uruguayan voters will go to the polls this Sunday for the general elections in which they will elect the president, deputies and senators for the period 2025 to 2030, in addition to voting in two referendums.
The main candidates in the presidential race are Yamandú Orsi, from the Frente Amplio [esquerda]Álvaro Delgado, from the National Party [conhecido como Blanco]conservative formation that is currently in power, and Andrés Ojeda, from the Colorado Party [centrista]. In total, 11 candidates are running for president of Uruguay.
Orsi received the support, considered strong, of the former leftist president José Mujica (2010-2015) and Delgado has the support of the current president of Uruguay, the conservative Luis Lacalle Pou. [do Partido Nacional].
Lacalle Pou guaranteed this week that his government will reach its last day working as if it were the first and that the government transition will be “civilized” as it has always been in the South American country.
Left-wing coalitions led the Uruguayan government between 2005 and 2020, but this cycle was interrupted by the victory of Lacalle Pou in 2020.
The Uruguayan president, who according to the country’s law cannot run for re-election, suffered a great drop in his popularity due to corruption and espionage scandals occurred during his mandate.
According to the most recent surveys for the Presidency, carried out this week, the consulting firm Factum indicated that the Frente Amplio would reach 44% of the voteswhile 24% would be for the National Party and 17% for the Colorado Party.
On the other hand, the consulting firm Cifra gave 44% of the votes to the Frente Amplio, 24% to the National Party and 14% to the Colorado Party.
During the campaign, Orsi recalled the importance of implement the pending agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU), also highlighting that Uruguay is not governed solely by ideological affinities and that it must be, as it has always been, an articulator on the international stage.
Álvaro Delgado, for his part, in his campaign events insisted on the need to continuity of the Lacalle Pou governmentthrough you, to consolidate the progress and stability of Uruguay, warning voters about the dangers of the return of the left to control the country.
According to experts, Uruguay is a unique country in the Latin American scenario, with economic, social and political indexes superior to other countries in the region and was only far from international standards – particularly in terms of freedom of expression and human rights – during the military dictatorship (1973-1985), as occurred in several Latin American countries in the years 1970-80.
In the event that none of the presidential candidates exceeds 50% of the votes, second round on November 24 among the two most voted.
The General Assembly of Uruguay, a country with 3.5 million inhabitants, will renew the Senate in these electionswhich is made up of 31 chairs [elegem diretamente 30 senadores], and the House of Representativeswhich had 99 seats.
The term of office of the President, senators and deputies is five years.
Also on Sunday, Uruguayans will have to vote in two referendumsone on the reform of the social security regime and another in the context of public security, so that the police can carry out night raids.
Source: Observadora
