In the FA primaries, José Mujica won the presidential nomination by defying Vázquez and placing himself farther to the left than his rival, Danilo Astori, who represented a continuation of the present administration. Mujica has a populist profile, based on charisma, anti-establishment stances and an appeal to the poor, which was strengthened by his personal traits and his lineage as a member of the 1960’s Tupamaros guerrilla movement, as well as his affinity for the ruling Kirchners of Argentina and the “Bolivarian” left.
在FA的初选中，José Mujica 公然对抗巴斯克斯，并以比其对手Danilo Astori更为左倾的姿态获得了总统候选人提名。而后者代表着本届政府的延续。Mujica以一种基于个人魅力、反体制立场和贫民英雄的民粹主义者形象示人。他的个人特质和作为1960年代 Tupamaros 游击运动成员的家世以及与执政阿根廷的基什内尔派和“波利瓦尔”左翼的密切关系更加强化了这一形象。