Vamos Uruguay (Spanish, 'Go Uruguay') is a political sector of the
Colorado Party in
Uruguay
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. It was founded by
Pedro Bordaberry in 2007. It is considered to be the faction furthest to the
right
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within the party, and is seen as the continuation of the old
Riverist current.
It opposes the direction of
Battlist factions in the party.
In the
2009 Uruguayan general election
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, Vamos Uruguay members got a majority of Colorado votes. Since 2005 it has had three senators: Pedro Bordaberry,
Germán Coutinho, and
Ope Pasquet
Ope Pasquet Iribarne (born 10 January 1956) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Colorado Party.
Political career
Pasquet is part of a generation of young politicians who began as opponents of the civic-military dictatorship (1973—8 ...
; and 14 representatives:
Fernando Amado,
Alma Mallo,
Aníbal Gloodtofsky Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name equivalent of Hannibal (q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἀννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the Carthaginian language (Carthaginian Punic script, 𐤇 ...
,
Fitzgerald Cantero
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,
Juan Manuel Garino
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y
Juan Ángel Vázquez
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(Montevideo),
Graciela Mattiaude
Graciela (August 23, 1915 – April 7, 2010)
Accessed April 2010
(Canelones),
Germán Cardoso
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Surname
* Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player
* Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professiona ...
(Maldonado),
Gustavo Cersósimo
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It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, al ...
(San José),
Daniel Bianchi (Colonia),
José Amy
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(Soriano),
Martha Montaner
Martha Silvana Montaner Formoso (6 January 1955 – 9 March 2016) was a Uruguayan politician of the Colorado Party.
Biography
Martha Montaner was the daughter of Dora Formoso and the politician . First he and then she led the group of list 2215 ...
(Tacuarembó),
Walter Verri
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* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
(Paysandú),
Cecilia Eguiluz (Salto).
References
External links
Vamos Uruguay - websiteLista 1030 - MontevideoVamos PaysandúMensuario Vamos a Más
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
2007 establishments in Uruguay
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