María Laura Raffo Degeronimi (born 22 September 1973) is a Uruguayan economist, businesswoman, and politician of the National Party.

[13] From 2004 to 2008 she worked for Microsoft and later began hosting an economics segment on Teledoce's Telemundo 12 newscast, which brought her wide national recognition.

[19][20] In the following days, she was approved conventions of the National,[21] Colorado,[22] Independent,[23] Open Cabildo[24] and De La Gente parties, members of the electoral coalition.

[25] On July 23, in the presentation of the government plan dedicated to cleaning up the city, the National Representative for Montevideo of the Ecologist Radical Intransigent Party (PERI), César Vega, officially supported Raffo stating that she would be the "person who is going to do things better for Montevideo", and urged PERI voters to vote for her.

[29] On June 9, 2021, she launched the Centro de Estudios Metropolitano, with the purpose of "promoting a serious and professional debate" about what concerns Montevideo people.

[34] On May 15, 2023, the National Alliance faction made official its support for Raffo's candidacy for the 2024 presidential primaries, promoted by Herrerism.

[35] In June, Rocha's National Movement also announced its support for her candidacy,[36] and in July Raffo officially launched her faction within the party, Sumar.