2000 Uruguayan municipal elections

The municipal elections held on May 14, 2000, resulted in the consolidation of the EP-FA as the most popular party, a strong recovery for the Partido Nacional after its worst ever performance in the 1999 general elections, and a slight drop of support for the incumbent Partido Colorado of President Jorge Batlle.

These elections were held 2+1⁄2 months after Jorge Batlle had been inaugurated president.

Batlle, of the Partido Colorado, had been the winner of a presidential run-off on November 28, 1999, over Tabaré Vázquez, of the Frente Amplio.

The 1999 elections had seen a major transformation of the Uruguayan political landscape, as the Frente Amplio had emerged as the largest party, breaking with the traditional PC-PN bipartisan competition, and the Partido Nacional had suffered its worst defeat in its history.

At the time of the municipal elections, the Batlle administration was in its early stages and was enjoying a honeymoon with the electorate.

In this context, the two traditional parties faced off at the polls the emergent Frente Amplio, successfully defending all 18 departments ruled by them, the Frente Amplio unable to win any department aside of Montevideo.

Artigas: Carlos Signorelli (Partido Colorado, Foro Batllista).

Canelones: Tabaré Hackenbruch (Partido Colorado, Foro Batllista).

Río Negro: Mario Carminatti (Partido Colorado, Lista 15).

Rivera: Tabaré Viera (Partido Colorado), Foro Batllista).

San José: Juan Antonio Chiruchi (Partido Nacional, Herrerismo).