The Uruguay Assembly (''Asamblea Uruguay'') is a

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Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. It is a member organisation of the Broad Front. Its leader is the senator and former economy minister of Uruguay, Danilo Astori. Nowadays it forms part of the

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History

Uruguay Assembly was founded in 1994 by Danilo Astori. It is part of the left-leaning Broad Front coalition but is considered more of a moderate party.

Members

* Danilo Astori * Alberto Cid * Enrique Pintado * Carlos Baraibar * Jorge Orrico

Jota21

Jota21: ''Jóvenes Organizados Trabajando en Asamblea'' (Organised Youth Working in Assembly) is the youth sector of Asamblea Uruguay.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Due to its membership in the Broad Front, the party has endorsed the candidates of other parties on several occasions. Presidential elections in Uruguay are held using a two-round system, the results of which are displayed below.

References

External links

Official web site
1994 establishments in Uruguay Broad Front (Uruguay) Political parties established in 1994 Political parties in Uruguay Political party factions in Uruguay São Paulo Forum Social democratic parties in Uruguay {{Uruguay-party-stub