2019 Uruguayan presidential primaries


Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 30 June 2019 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party.

Broad Front

Background

The Broad Front is the party of incumbent president Tabaré Vázquez, which was unable to seek reelection due to constitutional term limits, so it had to pick a new presidential nominee. This primary was also considered a generation change of the Broad Front, due to the lack of presence of historically dominant names such as Tabaré Vázquez, José Mujica and Danilo Astori.

Candidates

Results

During non-mandatory primary voting on June 30th, 2019 Daniel Martinez, the former mayor of Montevideo, won his party's endorsement.

National Party

The National Party has been the main opposition party since the 2004 election. Its nomination is contested by the following candidates:
During non-mandatory primary voting on June 30th, 2019 Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, the son of the former President of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle, won his party's endorsement. Multimillionaire, Juan Sartori, came in a distant second place.

Colorado Party

The Colorado Party nomination is contested by the following candidates:
During non-mandatory primary voting on June 30th, 2019 Ernesto Talvi, an economist and relative newcomer to politics, won his party's endorsement by beating the two-time former president Julio María Sanguinetti.