Presidential

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were held in

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

on 28 June 2009 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every

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.Reglamentación de las elecciones internas de los partidos políticos

Overview

Three parties had several contenders: * Broad Front **

José Mujica José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (; born 20 May 1935) 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 im ...

( Espacio 609, Communist Party of Uruguay (Partido Comunista del Uruguay),

Corriente Acción y Pensamiento Libertad Corriente cattle are a breed of Criollo cattle descended from Spanish animals brought to the Americas as early as 1493. They are primarily used today as sport cattle for rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of th ...

) – winner **

Danilo Astori Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (born April 23, 1940) 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, ...

( Uruguay Assembly (Asamblea Uruguay)),

Alianza Progresista Alianza may refer to: Sport * Alianza Atlético, Peru * Alianza F.C., San Salvador * Alianza F.C. (Panama) * Alianza Universidad in Huánuco, Peru * Alianza Lima, Peru * Alianza Petrolera F.C., Colombia Music * Alianza (Argentine band) * Alia ...

, Nuevo Espacio (New Space), Socialist Party of Uruguay (Partido Socialista) **

Marcos Carámbula Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' * Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portu ...

( Vertiente Artiguista (Artiguistan Slope)) * National Party **

Luis Alberto Lacalle Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera, GCMG (; ''Lacalle'' locally or ; born 13 July 1941), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995. Background His mother, María Hortensia de Herrera de Lacalle, w ...

( Unidad Nacional, Soplan Vientos Nuevos) – winner **

Jorge Larrañaga Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga (8 August 1956 – 22 May 2021) was an Uruguayan politician of the National Party (PN) who was Minister of the Interior from 1 March 2020 until his death. He also previously served as Intendant of Paysandú ...

( Alianza Nacional (National Alliance of Uruguay), Civic Union) ** Irineu Riet Correa * Colorado Party **

Pedro Bordaberry Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán (born 28 April 1960) is a Uruguayan attorney, lecturer and politician, who served as a Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2020, as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2003 to 2005, and as Minister of Industry, En ...

( Vamos Uruguay (Let's Go, Uruguay)) – winner ** José Amorín ( Batllismo Siglo XXI) ** Luis Hierro López ( Foro Batllista) ** Daniel Lamas * Independent Party **

Pablo Mieres Pablo Andrés Mieres Gómez (born 30 July 1959 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan lawyer, sociologist, professor and politician of the Independent Party (PI), serving as Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Uruguay, since March 1, 2020. Politic ...

* Popular Assembly ** Raúl Rodríguez

References

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