Parliamentary elections were held in Uruguay on 14 January 1917. The Colorado Party won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.
General elections were held in Uruguay on 27 October 2024. Since no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff took place on 24 November 2024, with Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front defeating Álvaro Delgado of...
Elections in Uruguay encompass three different types: general elections, departamental elections and municipal elections. At the national level, Uruguay elects a head of state (the President) and a legislature (the General Assembly). Voting is...
The Colorado Party (Spanish: Partido Colorado, lit. 'Red Party', PC) is a major political party in Uruguay. Founded in 1836 by General Fructuoso Rivera, the first president of Uruguay, it is one of the country's oldest active political parties along...
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in southeastern South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and...
Women's suffrage, the right of women to vote in elections, emerged as a transformative movement in the 19th and 20th centuries, marking a critical turning point in the struggle for gender equality. While some countries achieved universal suffrage...
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (20 May 1935 – 13 May 2025) was a Uruguayan politician, 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...
The Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation (Spanish: Federación Obrera Regional Uruguaya; FORU) was a national trade union federation that operated in Uruguay during the early 20th century. Established in 1905 by several trade unions, largely made...
This is a list of close election results on the national level and within administrative divisions. It lists results that have been decided by a margin of less than 1 vote in 1,000 (a margin of less than 0.1 percentage points): single-winner...
The history of Uruguay comprises different periods: the pre-Columbian time or early history (up to the 16th century), the Colonial Period (1516–1811), the Period of Nation-Building (1811–1830), and the history of Uruguay as an independent country...