The politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and legislative power and is vested in the two chambers of the General Assembly of Uruguay. The Judiciary is independent from the executive and legislature.
Uruguay elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature.
The Broad Front is a left-wing political coalition from Uruguay. It was the ruling party of Uruguay from 2005 to 2020 and has produced two presidents: José Mujica (2010–2015) and Tabaré Vázquez. Since 1999, it has been the largest party in Uruguay's General Assembly.
The March 26 Movement is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Uruguay, which emerged out the Tupamaros – National Liberation Movement. Since its foundation in 1971 until March 2008 was a member organisation of the BroadFront. After that the M26 founded a new party called "Asamblea Popular" in cooperation with other leftwing groups; nowadays that coalition is known as Popular Unity.
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano is a Uruguayan politician, former revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and imprisoned for 14 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a Senator afterwards. As the candidate of the Broad Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as president on 1 March 2010. He was the Second Gentleman of Uruguay from 13 September 2017 to 1 March 2020, when his wife Lucia Topolansky was vice president under his immediate predecessor and successor, Tabaré Vázquez.
The Chamber of Senators of Uruguay, or Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation; the Vice-president presides over the chamber's sessions.
Rodolfo Nin Novoa is a Uruguayan politician who served as the 14th vice president of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010. He also served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020 under Tabaré Vázquez. A member of the Broad Front, he is the leader of the Progressive Alliance faction.
Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa is a Uruguayan retired social democratic politician who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly–Broad Front, he also served as Minister of Economy and Finance from 2005 to 2008 and from 2015 to 2020, and as Senator of the Republic from 1990 to 2005.
Jorge Omar Orrico Miraldi is a Uruguayan deputy, actor and lawyer.
General elections were held in Uruguay on 25 October 2009 alongside a two-part referendum. As no candidate for president received more than 50% of the vote, a second round was held on 29 November between the top two candidates, José Mujica of the ruling Broad Front and Luis Alberto Lacalle of the National Party (29%). Mujica won the run-off with 55% of the vote.
Lucía Topolansky Saavedra is a Uruguayan politician who served as the 17th Vice President of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020. She was a Senator from 2005 to 2017. She also served as the First Lady of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.
Álvaro García Rodríguez is a Uruguayan politician.
The Popular Assembly is a left-wing political party in Uruguay.
The Progressive Alliance(Spanish: Alianza Progresista) is a social-democratic political party of Uruguay founded in 1999 by the former Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and since its foundation, it is part of the Frente Amplio.
The Liber Seregni Front was the name of the centre-left faction inside the Frente Amplio which was created by Danilo Astori leader of Uruguay Assembly, Rafael Michelini leader of New Space and Rodolfo Nin Novoa, leader of Progressive Alliance, in August 2009, before the election. The group takes its name from Liber Seregni, founder of the Frente Amplio.
Mario Esteban Bergara Duque is a Uruguayan economist, public accountant, professor and politician of the Broad Front. He served as President of the Central Bank of Uruguay from 2008 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2018. He also served as Minister of Economy and Finance (2013-2015) and as Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance (2005-2008). Since February 15, 2020, he has served as Senator of the Republic for the 49th Legislature.
Popular Unity is a Uruguayan electoral alliance of Left-wing and Socialist political parties.
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 28 June 2009 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party.
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 30 June 2019 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party.
