Editing Elections in Uruguay (section)

== Presidential elections ==
The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people.

In Uruguay, a [[blanket primary]] election is held in June to elect the national convention of each party, which selects the presidential candidate. All parties must participate, however voting is voluntary unlike the other instances in the electoral process. The most voted presidential pre-candidate is automatically designated if they reach the absolute majority, or a 40% plurarity with a 10% margin over the second most voted candidate. The convention also selects the vice-presidential candidate.

General elections are held in October. If no presidential candidate obtains the [[absolute majority]] of votes, there is a runoff between the two most-voted candidates.