Herrerism is the
centre-right
Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
political faction of the
National Party of
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 ...
.
History and prominent members
Herrerism is named after the leader and founder of the faction,
Luis Alberto de Herrera
Luis Alberto de Herrera (Montevideo, 22 July 1873 – 8 April 1959) was a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician.
Political and diplomatic roles
A national leader of great importance during the first half of the 20th century, he l ...
(1873–1959). His grandson,
Luis Alberto Lacalle
Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera, GCMG (; ''Lacalle'' locally or ; born 13 July 1941), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995.
Background
His mother, María Hortensia de Herrera de Lacalle, ...
(1941–),
President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995, has long exercised a leading role in the group. Herrera's great-grandson
Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (; ''Luis Lacalle'' locally or ; born 10 August 1973) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer serving as President of Uruguay since 1 March 2020.
Son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, Lacalle P ...
has also been elected president under the sponsorship of the group.
Ideology
The ideology of Herrerism is built on a foundation of
economic liberalism
Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberali ...
and
liberal conservatism, although earlier in its history it took on more
anti-imperialist
Anti-imperialism in political science and international relations is a term used in a variety of contexts, usually by nationalist movements who want to secede from a larger polity (usually in the form of an empire, but also in a multi-ethnic so ...
and
traditionalist policies.
See also
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Politics of Uruguay
The politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executiv ...
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National Party (Uruguay)#History
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List of political families#Uruguay
References
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Eponymous political ideologies
National Party (Uruguay)
Political party factions in Uruguay
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