The Vertiente Artiguista is a

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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 ...

led by

Enrique Rubio Enrique Vicente Rubio Bruno (born 6 April 1943) is a Uruguayan teacher, writer and politician of the Broad Front (Uruguay), Broad Front. He served as Director of the Office of Planning and Budget between 2007 and 2009. He is currently Senate of Ur ...

, who has been Senator of Uruguay since February 15th, 2000. It is variously translated as Artiguist Tendency, Artiguist Slant, and Artiguist Source. The adjective ''Artiguist'' honors the 19th-century national hero

José Artigas José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

. The noun means "slope" literally and can also mean "point of view" and "aspect".

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.

References

External links

Official web site
1989 establishments in Uruguay Broad Front (Uruguay) Political parties established in 1989 Political parties in Uruguay Political party factions in Uruguay São Paulo Forum Social democratic parties in Uruguay {{Uruguay-party-stub}