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Vol. 40 No. 2 (2020)

Uruguay 2019: Party System Restructuring and the End of the Progressive Cycle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-090X2020005000117
Submitted
August 28, 2020
Published
2020-08-28

Abstract

The Uruguayan political system underwent major changes during 2019. The Frente Amplio (Broad Front, FA), a center-left party that had been in office since 2005, lost the national elections against a coalition of center-right parties. This article illustrates the importance of economic variables in presidential elections in Uruguay. The latter coalition was named Coalición Multicolor (Multicolor Coalition) and was led by Luis Lacalle Pou from the Partido Nacional (Partido Nacional, PN). The 2019 national election results yielded not only a government turnover but also a restructuring of the parties on the political right. A new rightist party, Cabildo Abierto (CA), had a meteoric rise. Led by a former Army
Commander-in-Chief, CA managed to win 10% of the votes and has become a key actor in the government coalition.

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