Popular Unity (Uruguay)

Popular Unity

Unidad Popular
Popular Unity Unidad Popular
Abbreviation	UP
Founded	21 April 2013
Headquarters	Montevideo
Ideology	Socialism; Marxism–Leninism; Anti-imperialism
Political position	Far-left
Colors	Red, Green
Chamber of Representatives	0 / 99
Senate	0 / 30
Intendants	0 / 19
Departmental Board	0 / 112
Party flag
Website
	www.unidadpopular.org.uy
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Popular Unity (Spanish: Unidad Popular) is a Uruguayan electoral alliance of Left-wing and Socialist political parties.^[1]

Previously known as Popular Assembly, they were born out of dissatisfaction with the Broad Front since it became the party in charge of the government, accusing it of being "not leftist enough". In 2013 they changed to the current name. They took part in the 2014 Uruguayan general election, when they got their first representative at the Chamber of Deputies, who has been a vocal critic of the centre-left government.

Their candidate to the 2019 Uruguayan general election was once again Gonzalo Abella, with an anti-oligarchy and anti-imperialist platform.^[2]

Composition

Avanzar Movement
Bolshevik Party of Uruguay
Communist Refoundation
Humanist Party of Uruguay [ca; es; fr]
March 26 Movement
National Group ProUNIR
Popular Assembly
Retirement Defense Movement
Revolutionary Communist Party of Uruguay
Socialist Compromise
Socialist Intransigence
Workers' and Peasants' Party of Uruguay

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Running mate	Votes	%	Votes	Result
Election	Party candidate	Running mate	First Round		Second Round	Result
2014	Gonzalo Abella	Gustavo López	26,869	1.13%	–	Lost N
2019	Gonzalo Abella	Gustavo López	19,728	0.84%	–	Lost N

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

Election	Votes	%	Chamber seats	+/-	Position	Senate seats	+/-	Position	Size
2014	26,869	1.13%	1 / 99	1	5th	0 / 30		Opposition	5th
2019	19,728	0.84%	0 / 99	1	8th	0 / 30		Extra-parliamentary	8th

References

^ La Colonia. "Asamblea Popular inauguró local en Nueva Helvecia". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ Popular Unity's presidential candidate

External links

Official website

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[1] La Colonia. "Asamblea Popular inauguró local en Nueva Helvecia". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

[2] Popular Unity's presidential candidate

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