Elections in Uruguay 1999

The 1999 presidential and parliamentary elections in Uruguay took place on Sunday, October 31, 1999.

The President, Vice-President, 30 Senators and 99 MPs were elected.

Since no party achieved an absolute majority, a runoff election took place on Sunday, November 28th .

Candidates

Each party had chosen its candidate in the primaries for the 1999 Uruguay presidential election in April:

• Partido Colorado : Jorge Batlle Ibáñez , received 32.8% of the vote in October; in November he was the winner of the runoff election with 54.13% of the vote.
• Frente Amplio : Tabaré Vázquez , received 40.1% of the vote in October.
• Partido Nacional : Luis Alberto Lacalle
• Nuevo Espacio : Rafael Michelini
• Unión Cívica : Luis Pieri

See also

• Primaries for the 1999 presidential election in Uruguay

Web links

• Electoral Justice in Uruguay (in Spanish)