2015 Uruguayan municipal elections
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Uruguay held local government elections on May 10, 2015, electing the intendente of the 19 departments that are the administrative divisions of Uruguay, as well as 112 local governments.
This was the second time that both intendentes and alcaldes were elected simultaneously.
Background[]
In the municipal elections of May 2010, the Partido Nacional had won 12 departments, the Partido Colorado 2 departments, and the Frente Amplio 5 departments.
Canelones[]
A former stronghold of the Colorado Party, Canelones has been held by the Broad Front coalition since 2005, and once again this party was the winner:
- Yamandú Orsi (winner)
Montevideo[]
In the capital of the country, the National and Colorado Party ran as a common list.[1] The candidates were as follows:[2]
The winning party was, though, the incumbent Broad Front:
- Daniel Martínez (winner)
- Lucía Topolansky
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Changing front". Brecha. 2013-04-19. (in Spanish)
- ^ The opposition fighting for Montevideo (in Spanish)
External links[]
- "Upcoming Elections in Uruguay 2014-2015". Electoral Court of Uruguay. Retrieved 2013-03-12. (in Spanish)
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- 2015 elections in South America
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