The president had run as a senator on the National Party’s Aire Fresco list.
The President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pouhe ran a few months ago as a senator for the list he formed with the candidate Alvaro DelgadoFresh Air, National Party; However, this Sunday’s parliamentary results left him out.
In recent months, the president has increased his presence in the political arena, openly speaking out against the plebiscite for social security promoted by the PIT-CNT. Meanwhile, his former presidential secretary and current candidate invited him to be part of the list to become a senator of the Republic once his term ends.
However, the results were not as expected for the National Party which obtained only 9 seats in the Senate of which Fresh air (the group of Delgado and Lacalle Pou) managed to occupy three places, leaving out the president who was fourth on the list.
How was the Senate composed?
After the Electoral Court scrutinized 99.9% of the votes, the Upper House It will have 16 representatives of the Frente Amplio. Within the total, 9 belong to the Popular Participation Movement (MPP), which will be made up of Alejandro Sánchez, Blanca Rodríguez, Cristina Lustemberg, Daniel Caggiani, Sandra Lazo, Sebastián Sabini, Cecilia Cairo, Alfredo Fratti and Sandra Etcheverry.
Meanwhile, list 10001 of Advanced Democracy will be able to place two senators: Óscar Andrade 7 Constanza Moreira, while the Serengists to only one (Mario Bergara). For his part, the Hug Shed will be represented by Edgardo Ortuño (Lustemberg’s substitute), Uruguay Commitment to Felipe Carballo, the Socialist party to Gonzalo Civila and La Broad to Carolina Cosse (president of the Senate and substitute for Silvia Nane).
For his part, the National Party managed to place 9 senators: Javier García, Sergio Botana, Fajardo and Sebastián Da Silva for Country Alliance, Martín Lema, Álvaro Delgado (substitute José Luis Falero) and Graciela Bianchi for Fresh airNicolás Olivera for D Centro and Luis Alberto Heber for National Unity. He Colorado PartyMeanwhile, he reached the 5 seats that will be occupied by Andrés Ojeda and Gustavo Zubía for Unir, Pedro Bordaberry and Tabaré Viera for Let’s go Uruguay and Robert Silva for Colorado Commitment.
Source: Ambito
