The Independent Party ( es, Partido Independiente) is a

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and

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. The party is led by

Pablo Mieres Pablo Andrés Mieres Gómez (born 30 July 1959 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan lawyer, sociologist, professor and politician of the Independent Party (PI), serving as Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Uruguay, since March 1, 2020. Polit ...

, who was presidential candidate in the 2004 national elections and in

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Ideology

Its goal is to build a

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away from the heterodox left-wing coalition Frente Amplio and the traditional right wing parties Colorado Party and National Party.

History

Founded in 2002 by

, Mieres left the New Space in aftermath of

Rafael Michelini Rafael Michelini Delle Piane (born 30 October 1958 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan politician. He is currently Senator of the Republic of Uruguay as a member of the Frente Amplio party, and was the founder of New Space party. He was the seventh ...

's decision to rejoin Broad Front

2004 election

At the 2004 national elections, it won 1.89% of the popular vote, one seat in the

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(which is occupied by Iván Posada), and none in the

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. It is the fourth largest party in Uruguay, and the smallest with parliamentary representation.

2009 election

At the 2009 national elections, it won 2.49% of the popular vote, and two seats in the

(occupied by Iván Posada and Daniel Radío).

2014 election

At the 2014 national elections, it won 3.09 of the popular vote. They claimed three seats in the

(occupied by Iván Posada, Daniel Radío and Heriberto Sosa), and one seat at the

(occupied by

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

External links

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La integración de la nueva Cámara de Diputados (año 2009)
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