The Wilsonist Current () is a

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faction of the

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. Founded in 2002 by Francisco Gallinal, its name comes from the Wilsonism, an important tendency of the Party, led by

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. In 2008, jointly with the Herrerism, the Wilsonist Current created the

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, a group that supported the candidature of the former president

Luis Alberto Lacalle Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (; ''Lacalle'' locally or ; born 13 July 1941) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as the 36th president of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995. A member of the National Party, he previously served as Nation ...

for the primary elections of June 2009. Lacalle was beaten in the

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of the presidential election of November 2009 by

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, candidate of the Broad Front (left coalition).

History

The Wilsonist Current was founded in 2002 by Francisco Gallinal, elected senator in 1999 as part of the Herrerism faction. In the primary elections of 2004, this tendency supported the candidature of

Jorge Larrañaga Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga (8 August 1956 – 22 May 2021) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party (Uruguay), National Party (PN) who served as Ministry of the Interior (Uruguay), Minister of the Interior from 1 ...

, that obtained the nomination of the party. Several leaders of the Party are part of this faction, such as

Enrique Antía Enrique Andrés Antía Behrens (born November 30, 1949) is a Uruguayan agricultural engineer and politician of the National Party (PN), serving as Intendant of Maldonado since November 26, 2020. Graduated from the University of the Republic, h ...

(former

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of the

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) and Herman Vergara (former mayor of the

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). The ex-representative

Beatriz Argimón Beatriz Argimón Cedeira (born 14 August 1961) is a Uruguayan politician and notary of the National Party who served as the 18th vice president of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025, being the first woman to be elected in that position. After gradua ...

was also part of the Wilsonist Current, but left it in December of 2007.https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/beatriz-argimon-se-separa-de-correntada-wilsonista rgimón left the Wilsonist Current/ref>

References

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