50th Legislature of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay

50th Legislature of the Chamber of Senators
49th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Assembly
JurisdictionUruguay
Meeting placeMontevideo
Term15 February 2025 – 15 February 2030
Election27 October 2024
Websiteparlamento.gub.uy
Senate
Members30 senators
Senate presidentCarolina Cosse (FA)
(from March 1, 2025)
Party controlFA
Sessions
1st15 February 2025 – 15 December 2025
2nd1 March 2026 –

The Fifty Legislature of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay is the current meeting of the upper house of the Uruguayan General Assembly. It convened in Montevideo on February 15, 2025, during the last weeks of Luis Lacalle Pou's presidency and will remain in session throughout the five-year term of Yamandú Orsi's presidency.[1]

Senators were elected in the 2024 general election in a single constituency.[2] The Broad Front will have a majority of seats, which will be complemented by the vice president, who has the right to vote.[3]

Major events

  • 15 February 2025: Elected Senators take their oaths and seats
  • 1 March 2025: Inauguration of Yamandú Orsi as President of Uruguay

Party summary

Party Senate
Votes % Seats +/–
Broad Front 1,071,826 43.86 16 +3
National Party 655,426 26.82 9 –1
Colorado Party 392,592 16.07 5 +1
Sovereign Identity 65,796 2.69 0 New
Open Cabildo 60,549 2.48 0 –3
Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente 33,461 1.43 0 0
Constitutional Environmentalist Party 11 865 0.49 0 New
Independent Party 41,618 1.70 0 0
Popular Unity-Workers' Party 10 102 0.41 0 0
For Necessary Changes Party 3,183 0.14 0 New
Republican Advance Party 1,909 0.08 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 85,106
Total 2,443,901 100.00 30 0
Source: Corte Electoral

Composition

Seat number Senator Party Term
From To Notes
President of the Senate Alejandro Sánchez Broad Front 15 February 2025 1 March 2025 President from the beginning of the legislature until the inauguration of the Vice President.
Carolina Cosse 1 March 2025 She took office as Vice President of the Republic.
1st. Alejandro Sánchez Broad Front As the top senator of the leading party, he temporarily presided over the Senate until Vice President Cosse's inauguration, then became Secretary of the Presidency.
Nicolás Viera Broad Front 15 February 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
2nd Blanca Rodríguez Broad Front 15 February 2025
3rd Cristina Lustemberg Broad Front 15 February 2025 1 March 2025 Resigned to become Minister of Public Health.
Patricia Kramer 1 March 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
4th Daniel Caggiani Broad Front 15 February 2025
5th Sandra Lazo Broad Front 15 February 2025 1 March 2025 Resigned to become Minister of National Defense.
Pedro Irigoin 1 March 2025 10 July 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate; later resigned to become Secretary General of the Intendancy of Canelones.
Zulimar Ferreira 10 July 2025 Assumed seat as second alternate.
6th Sebastián Sabini Broad Front 15 February 2025
7th Cecilia Cairo Broad Front Resigned to become Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning of Uruguay.
Bettiana Díaz 15 February 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
8th Alfredo Fratti Broad Front 15 February 2025 1 March 2025 Resigned to become Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries.
Eduardo Antonini 1 March 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
9th Lucía Etcheverry Broad Front 15 February 2025 1 March 2025 Resigned to become Minister of Transport and Public Works.
Aníbal Pereyra 1 March 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
10th Óscar Andrade Broad Front 15 February 2025
11th Constanza Moreira Broad Front 15 February 2025
12th Mario Bergara Broad Front 15 February 2025 8 July 2025 Resigned to take office as Intendant of Montevideo.
Liliam Kechichián 30 June 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
13th Felipe Carballo Da Costa Broad Front 15 February 2025
14th Gonzalo Civila Broad Front 15 February 2025 1 March 2025 Resigned to become Minister of Social Development.
Gustavo González Soto 1 March 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
15th Edgardo Ortuño Broad Front 15 February 2025 1 March 2025 Resigned to become Minister of Environment.
Eduardo Brenta 1 March 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
16th Carolina Cosse Broad Front Did not assume seat.
Silvia Nane 15 February 2025 10 July 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate; later resigned to become Director of Sustainable and Smart Development of the Intendancy of Montevideo.
Daniel Borbonet 10 July 2025 Assumed seat as second alternate.
17th Javier García Duchini National Party 15 February 2025
18th Sergio Botana National Party 15 February 2025
19th María Fajardo National Party 15 February 2025
20th Sebastián da Silva National Party 15 February 2025
21st Luis Lacalle Pou National Party The 2020–2025 president resigned from his seat after being elected.
Martín Lema 15 February 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
22nd Álvaro Delgado National Party 15 February 2025 5 August 2025 Resigned to become President of the National Party
José Luis Falero 8 July 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
23rd Graciela Bianchi National Party 15 February 2025
24th Nicolas Olivera Seiguerman National Party 15 February 2025 8 July 2025 Resigned to take office as Intendant of Paysandú.
Carlos Moreira 15 July 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
25th Luis Alberto Héber National Party 15 February 2025 14 October 2025 Resigned upon retirement.
Rodrigo Blás 14 October 2025 Assumed seat as first alternate.
26th Andrés Ojeda Colorado Party 15 February 2025
27th Gustavo Zubía Colorado Party 15 February 2025
28th Pedro Bordaberry Colorado Party 15 February 2025
29th Tabaré Viera Colorado Party 15 February 2025
30th Robert Silva Colorado Party 15 February 2020
Source: Members of the Senate

References

  1. ^ "Asunción del nuevo Parlamento: en una jornada emotiva, así se desarrolló la 50ª legislatura". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2025-02-15. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  2. ^ "¿Quiénes son los 30 senadores que fueron electos este domingo?". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  3. ^ "El Frente Amplio consiguió la mayoría en el Senado y es probable que nadie la obtenga en Diputados". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-26.