1999 Uruguayan general election

1999 Uruguayan general election

← 1994 31 October 1999 (first round) 29 November 1999 (second round) 2004 →
Registered	2,402,160
Turnout	91.79% (first round) 0.41pp 91.84% (second round)
Presidential election
Nominee Jorge Batlle Tabaré Vázquez Party Colorado Broad Front Running mate Luis Antonio Hierro López Rodolfo Nin Popular vote 1,158,708 982,049 Percentage 54.13% 45.87%
President before election Julio María Sanguinetti Colorado Elected President Jorge Batlle Colorado
Parliamentary election
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Chamber Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 40.11 40 +9 Colorado Jorge Batlle 32.78 33 +1 National Luis Alberto Lacalle 22.31 22 −9 New Space Rafael Michelini 4.56 4 −1 Senate Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 40.11 12 +3 Colorado Jorge Batlle 32.78 10 −1 National Luis Alberto Lacalle 22.31 7 −3 New Space Rafael Michelini 4.56 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October 1999, alongside a double referendum, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 November.^[1] The elections were the first in Uruguay since World War I that were not dominated by the Colorado Party and the National Party. The Broad Front had begun gaining popularity in 1994, and had become a key player in Uruguayan politics by 1999.^[2]

The Broad Front–Progressive Encounter alliance became the largest faction in the General Assembly, winning the most seats in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. In the presidential elections, Tabaré Vázquez of the Broad Front received the most votes in the first round, but was defeated by Jorge Batlle of the Colorado Party in the second round.^[3][4] The National Party suffered the worst showing in its history, falling to third place in both chambers behind the Broad Front and Colorados.^[2] In the second round, Batlle formed an alliance with the National Party; according to The New York Times, the traditional parties' decision to put aside their rivalry of over a century and a half helped Batlle win the presidency on his fifth attempt.^[5]