Uruguayan general election, 2009

General elections to elect a President and Parliament will take place in Uruguay on 25 October 2009.

Presidential election

As of September 2007, the names of the contenders for the Presidency for each party is yet unknown. At the same time, a recent poll has suggested a competitive environment for both the ruling Broad Front and the opposition parties. ^{[http://www.espectador.com/nota.php?idNota=105492]}

A poll from November 2007 gave the Broad Front 39% support, against the PN-B's 30% and the PC's 9%. ^{[http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/29185/vazquezs_left_wing_alliance_first_in_uruguay]}

A poll published on 21 December 2007, on El Espectador online, regarding general election voter preferences, from the reputed Factum polling firm, reported that the Broad Front had the support of 44% of the electorate, the Partido Nacional 34%, the Colorado Party 9% and the Independent Party 2%. The undecided portion of the electorate according to this poll is 9%.. ^{[http://www.espectador.com/1v4_contenido.php?id=111810]}

A more recent poll of Factum, published on March 28, 2008, by El Espectador, suggests the voting intention of the ruling Frente Amplio keeps decreasing. According to this poll, inquiring voting intentions for the next general election, the Frente Amplio has the support of 42% of the electorate, the Partido Nacional increases its support to 35%, the Colorado Party 8% and the Independent Pary 1%. According to this same poll, 11% of the electorate is undecided, and 3% would cast null/void ballots. . ^{[http://www.espectador.com/1v4_contenido.php?id=118253]}

A poll published by the reknown polling firm Cifra, published in the Montevideo daily "El País" on May 29, 2008, indicates that 40% of Uruguayans would vote for the Frente Amplio, 32% for the Partido Nacional, and 8% for the Partido Colorado. The remaining 20% of the electorate is undecided or might cast a blank/void vote. ^{[http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/30859/vzquezaas_party_leads_in_uruguay]}

A poll released by Interconsult, and published in the Montevideo daily "Ultimas Noticias" on July 28, 2008, indicates that the Frente Amplio would currently win 42% of the popular vote, the Partido Nacional 34%, the Partido Colorado 8% and the Partido Independiente 1%. The remaining 15% is either undecided or supports other parties. ^{[http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/31403/uruguayans_side_with_governing_alliance]}

These polls are currently confirming the trend established since mid-2007 of a weakening of support for the incumbent party, and a strengthening of the opposition parties vis-a-vis the October 2009 general elections.

External links

* [http://www.fcs.edu.uy/pri/en/ Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School - Universidad de la República (Uruguay)]