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
Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán (born 28 April 1960) is a Uruguayan attorney, lecturer, and politician, serving as Senate of Uruguay, Senator of the Republic since 2025. He previously served in the same position from 2010 to 2020, as Ministry of To ...
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 including Pedro Bordaberry,
Germán Coutinho, and
Ope Pasquet
Ope Pasquet Iribarne (born 10 January 1956) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Colorado Party (Uruguay), Colorado Party.
Political career
Pasquet is part of a generation of young politicians who began as opponents of the Civic-military ...
, as well as 14 representatives including
Fernando Amado,
Alma Mallo,
Aníbal Gloodtofsky,
Fitzgerald Cantero,
Juan Manuel Garino y
Juan Ángel Vázquez
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(Montevideo),
Graciela Mattiaude (Canelones),
Germán Cardoso (Maldonado),
Gustavo Cersósimo (San José),
Daniel Bianchi
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(Colonia),
José Amy (Soriano),
Martha Montaner (Tacuarembó),
Walter Verri (Paysandú), and
Cecilia Eguiluz (Salto).
References
External links
Vamos Uruguay - websiteLista 1030 - MontevideoVamos PaysandúMensuario Vamos a Más
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
2007 establishments in Uruguay
Conservatism in Uruguay
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