Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 30 June 2019 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party.^[1]

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The National Party has been the main opposition party since the 2004 election. Its nomination is contested by the following candidates:

• Senator Jorge Larrañaga
• Intendant of Maldonado Enrique Antía
• Businessman Juan Sartori
• Senator Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
• Deputy Representative Carlos Iafigliola^[6]

During non-mandatory primary voting on June 30, 2019 Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, the son of the former President of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle, won his party's endorsement. Multimillionaire, Juan Sartori, came in a distant second place.^[7]

The Colorado Party nomination is contested by the following candidates:^[8]

• Senator José Amorín Batlle
• Pedro Etchegaray
• Edgardo Martínez Zimarioff
• Former President of the Republic Julio María Sanguinetti
• Economist Ernesto Talvi

During non-mandatory primary voting on June 30, 2019 Ernesto Talvi, an economist and relative newcomer to politics, won his party's endorsement by beating the two-time former president Julio María Sanguinetti.^[9]

• 2019 Uruguayan general election

• Fernández, Nelson (2019). A boca de urna. ¿Quién ganará las elecciones 2019?. Editorial Fin de Siglo. ISBN 9789974499652.