The Uruguay Assembly (''Asamblea Uruguay'') is a
social-democratic political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in
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
Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (born April 23, 1940) is a Uruguayan retired social democratic politician who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly– Broad Front, ...
.
Nowadays it forms part of the
Liber Seregni Front
The Liber Seregni Front () was the name of the centre-left faction inside the Frente Amplio which was created by Danilo Astori leader of Uruguay Assembly, Rafael Michelini leader of New Space and Rodolfo Nin Novoa, leader of Progressive Allian ...
.
History
Uruguay Assembly was founded in 1994 by
Danilo Astori
Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (born April 23, 1940) is a Uruguayan retired social democratic politician who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly– Broad Front, ...
. It is part of the left-leaning
Broad Front coalition but is considered more of a moderate party.
Members
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Danilo Astori
Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (born April 23, 1940) is a Uruguayan retired social democratic politician who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly– Broad Front, ...
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Alberto Cid
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Enrique Pintado
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Carlos Baraibar
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Jorge Orrico
Jorge Omar Orrico Miraldi is a Uruguayan Legislator, deputy, actor and lawyer.
Biography
Jorge Orrico was born 25 October 1946 in Montevideo.
Acting career
Orrico acted in theatre plays in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He also acted in th ...
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.
See also
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Broad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front ( es, Frente Amplio, FA) is a left-wing political coalition from Uruguay. It was the ruling party of Uruguay from 2005 to 2020 and has produced two presidents: José Mujica (2010–2015) and Tabaré Vázquez (2005–2010; 2015–2 ...
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
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