The Colorado and National parties have been locked in a power struggle, with the predominance of the Colorado party throughout most of Uruguay's history. The 2004 election, however, brought the Encuentro Progresista-Frente Amplio-Nueva Mayoría, a coalition of socialists, former Tupamaros, communists, social democrats, and Christian Democrats among others to power with majorities in both houses of parliament. A majority vote elected President Tabaré Vázquez.
The Colorado and National parties have been locked in a power struggle with the predominance of the Colorado party throughout most of Uruguay's history The 2004 election however brought the Encuentro Progresista-Frente Amplio-Nueva Mayoría a coalition of socialists former Tupamaros communists social democrats and Christian Democrats among others to power with majorities in both houses of parliament A majority vote elected President Tabaré Vázquez