Partido de la Gente (

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for "Party of the Folk" or "Party of the People") is a

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History

Founded in 2016, its main leader is Edgardo Novick. Three members of the party have been elected to the

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: the Senator Daniel Bianchi and the Representative Guillermo Facello, both former Colorados; and the Representative Daniel Peña, a former Blanco. However, in early 2019 Bianchi was expelled from the party after driving under the influence of alcohol.

Name

''Gente'' is a Spanish-language word for "''people''" or "''populace''". There is also another synonym, ''pueblo''. Locally, the word ''pueblo'' may have a left-leaning or revolutionary connotation, as used by other political groups such as '' Partido por el Gobierno del Pueblo'' and ''

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''. As such, the name of the party used a more neutral term without the connotation, while still maintaining a similar translation as the "Party of the Folk", or "Party of the Plain Folks", as well as "Party of the People".

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

References

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