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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 area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in
Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of 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 the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
, and a member organisation of the Broad Front. It was founded in 1994 by former
Vice President of Uruguay The vice president of Uruguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Uruguayan government, after the President of Uruguay. The vice president replaces the elected President in case of his death or absence. Th ...
,
Danilo Astori Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (23 April 1940 – 10 November 2023) was a Uruguayan social democratic politician and economist who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Urugua ...
, who led the party from its foundation up to his death in 2023. Nowadays it forms part of the Liber Seregni Front.


History

Uruguay Assembly was founded in 1994 by
Danilo Astori Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (23 April 1940 – 10 November 2023) was a Uruguayan social democratic politician and economist who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Urugua ...
. It is part of the left-leaning Broad Front coalition but is considered more of a moderate party.


Members

*
Danilo Astori Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (23 April 1940 – 10 November 2023) was a Uruguayan social democratic politician and economist who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Urugua ...
* Alberto Cid * Enrique Pintado * Carlos Baraibar * Jorge Orrico


Jota21

Jota21: ''Jóvenes Organizados Trabajando en Asamblea'' (Organised Youth Working in Assembly) is the youth sector of Asamblea Uruguay.


Election results


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

* Broad Front (Uruguay)


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 {{Uruguay-party-stub