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Uruguay
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
Presidential |
October 31,
1999
(Round 1)
Novemeber 23, 1999
(Round 2) |
At stake
in this election:
- Five-year term as President of the
republic.
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Description
of government structure:
- Uruguay has a bicameral General
Assembly consisting of a Camara de Senasores and
a Camara de Representantes
- Chief of State & Head of
Government: President Julio Maria SANGUINETTI
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Description
of electoral system:
- The
president is elected directly by the people for a five-year term
- There are 30 seats in the Camara de Senadores and 99 seats in the Camara de Representantes; members in both Camaras
are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms.
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Results of the election for president:
- Presidential
Candidate: Jorge BATTLE
Party: Colorado Party
First Round Valid Votes Received: 694,617
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes Received: 31.29 %
Second Round Valid Votes Received: 1,138,067
Second Round Percentage of Valid Votes Received: 51.59 %
- Presidential
Candidate: Tabre VAZQUEZ
Party Bloc: Progressive Encounter
First Round Valid Votes Received: 854,170
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes Received: 38.51
Second Round Valid Votes Received: 972,197
Second Round Percentage of Valid Votes Received: 44.07 %
- Presidential
Candidate: Luis Alberto LACALLE
Party: National (Blanco) Party
First Round Valid Votes Received: 472,238
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes Received: 21.29 %
Elimated after the first round
- Presidential
Candidate: Rafael MICHELINI
Party Bloc: Nuevo Espacio
First Round Valid Votes Received: 96,760
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes Received: 4.36 %
Elimated after the first round
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Elections were last held on November
27, 1994
- In the last election President
Sanguinetti received 31.4 % of the vote.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 3,308,523 (July 1999 est.)
- Number of registered voters: Number of registered voters: 2,330,154 (1994)
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Of Interest:
- This was the first Presidential
Election held following the constitutional reforms in 1996, which included the institution
of a primary system for parties.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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