General elections were held in Uruguay on 25 November 1984,[1] the first since the 1973 coup.
The electoral process was considered transparent and marked the end of the dictatorship.
[4] The Colorado Party received more votes than any other party, resulting in one of its presidential candidates, Julio María Sanguinetti, was elected president as under the multi-candidate Ley de Lemas system in effect at the time, the highest-finishing candidate of the party that received the most votes was elected president.
[5] The Colorado Party also won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate although not a majority.
[6] A number of politicians were prohibited from running in the election.