Uruguay's local government elections, held on May 9, 2010, to elect the "intendente" of the 19 departments that are the administrative divisions of Uruguay, resulted in losses for the "Frente Amplio" government, and some gains for the opposition "Partido Nacional" and "Partido Colorado". This was the first time that another level of government was elected as well: 89 local governments.
Background.
The "Frente Amplio" (left-wing) had won with a narrow margin the presidential and parliamentary elections on October 25, 2009, having to face a runoff on November 29. This relatively poor showing was reflected in the municipal elections of 2010.
In the municipal elections of May 2005, the "Partido Nacional" had won 10 departments, the "Partido Colorado" only one department, and the "Frente Amplio" 8 departments, for the very first time. As a result of the municipal elections of 2010, the "Partido Nacional" won 12 departments, the "Frente Amplio" 5, and the "Partido Colorado" 2. The "Partido Nacional" had a net gain of two departments, the "Partido Colorado" had a net gain of one department and the "Frente Amplio" had a net loss of three departments. Many political pundits commented that this was the heaviest loss of the Frente Amplio in all its electoral history.
List of winning candidates for "intendente".
Following is a list of the departments in Uruguay, with the name of the "intendente" elected, his party affiliation and the faction within the party to which he belongs:
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