Popular Unity (Uruguay)

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Popular Unity
Unidad Popular
AbbreviationUP
FoundedApril 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)
HeadquartersMontevideo
IdeologyAnti-imperialism
Marxism
Socialism
Political positionFar-left
ColorsGreen
Chamber of Representatives
0 / 99
Senate
0 / 30
Intendants
0 / 19
Departmental Board
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Party flag
Bandera Unidad Popular.png
Website
www.unidadpopular.org.uy Edit this at Wikidata

Popular Unity (Spanish: Unidad Popular) is a Uruguayan coalition of left-wing and far-left political parties.

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.[1]

Composition[]

Electoral history[]

Presidential elections[]

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

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections[]

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

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