The national elections of Uruguayheld on October 27, 2024, reflected a varied distribution of votes between political parties, evidencing the plurality of the electorate, as divided as in 2019. The results highlight voters’ preference for various political proposals, where the Frente Amplio consolidated itself as the most voted force.
Broad Front Party
The Frente Amplio was the party with the most votes, with a total of 1,071,826 votes. This result reaffirms its position as one of the parties with the greatest popular support in Uruguay, capturing a significant portion of the electorate in this election. His progressive and inclusive agenda appears to have resonated with voters, cementing his lead in the race.
National Party
In second place was the National Party, which obtained 655,426 votes. The historic liberal right-wing group maintained strong support, although insufficient to overcome the Broad Front. This result suggests a solid base of support that, however, faces the challenge of recovering ground against its main competitor in the November runoff.
Colorado Party
The Colorado Party, with 392,592 votes, placed third. Despite its long history in Uruguayan politics, the right-wing conservative party faces challenges in capturing a greater percentage of votes in a competitive political scenario. Andrés Ojeda obtained a better vote than Ernesto Talvi, but he did not manage to get into the runoff.
Open Town Hall
Cabildo Abierto, the ultra-conservative right-wing party, achieved 60,549 votes in these elections. He lost a large part of his electorate, all his Senate seats, and barely managed to sneak two representatives into the Deputies.
Independent Party
The Independent Party received 41,618 votes. This figure reflects a modest, although consistent, participation, and its candidate (current Minister of Labor), Pablo Mieres, continues to adhere to the right-wing coalition to maintain his influence in the government.
Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party (PERI)
PERI, with its focus on environmental and sustainable issues, managed to gather 9,281 votes. This result underlines the interest of a group of voters in ecological proposals and demonstrates the growing, although still limited, impact of these discourses.
Popular Assembly Party
The Popular Assembly obtained 10,102 votes in these elections. This left-wing group maintains its presence in the political landscape, although its influence is minor and it did not achieve any position in Parliament.
Sovereign Identity Party
With 65,796 votes, the Sovereign Identity Party showed significant support for a minor group. This number of votes reflects the interest in the proposals of national sovereignty and defense of identity values, which find echo in a portion of the Uruguayan electorate, managing to win legislators.
Party for Necessary Changes (PCN)
The PCN, an emerging party in national politics, accumulated 3,183 votes. This figure indicates incipient support for their proposals for change, although still limited in terms of electoral influence.
Environmental Constitutional Party
The Constitutional Environmentalist Party, with 11,865 votes, was positioned as one of the minor options with environmental proposals. It attracts an electorate interested in environmental protection, although it did not achieve great representation in the final count.
Republican Advance Party
Finally, the Republican Advance Party, which obtained 1,909 votes, was one of the groups with the least votes in these elections. This result shows its limited capacity to attract people and the need to reinforce its presence in future contests.
The two plebiscites
In addition to political parties, plebiscites also had relevance on this election day. In the case of Plebiscite Article 11 (Yellow Ballot)the “Yes” accumulated 961,926 voteswhile in the Plebiscite Article 67 (White Ballot)the “Yes” got 947,381 votes. Neither was approved.
