La elección uruguaya después de la reforma electoral de 1997: los cambios que aseguraron la continuidad

Abstract

In this paper an hypothesis is presented in order to explain the 1999 Uruguayan presidential election won by the candidate of the ruling Colorado Party, considering the changes in the electoral system. In this respect the results are not surprising given the behavior of the traditional parties since the 1997 reform. Finally a scene is described to foresee the evolution of the political system in the short and long terms.