Popular Unity (Uruguay)

{{Infobox political party

| name = Popular Unity

| native_name = Unidad Popular

| native_name_lang = es

| logo = Unidad Popular (Uruguay) logo.svg

| colorcode = {{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}

| abbreviation = UP

| founded = {{Start date|2013|04|21|df=y}}

| ideology = {{Nowrap|Socialism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-imperialism}}

| position = Far-left

| headquarters = Montevideo

| international =

| colors = Red, Green

| seats1_title = Chamber of Representatives

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|99|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

| seats2_title = Senate

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

| seats3_title = Intendants

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|19|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

| seats4_title = Departmental Board

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|112|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

| flag = Bandera Unidad Popular.png

| website = {{Official URL}}

| country = Uruguay

}}

Popular Unity ({{langx|es|Unidad Popular}}) is a Uruguayan electoral alliance of Left-wing and Socialist political parties.{{cite web |url=http://www.lacolonia.com.uy/noticia.php3?p_idnoticia=6647 |title=Asamblea Popular inauguró local en Nueva Helvecia. |access-date=12 May 2009 |author=La Colonia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107180341/http://www.lacolonia.com.uy/noticia.php3?p_idnoticia=6647 |archive-date=7 November 2011 }}

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.[https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/unidad-popular-presento-formula.html Popular Unity's presidential candidate]

In 2023 they reached an agreement with the Workers' Party and the Struggling Workers' Front, forming an electoral agreement called the Popular Unity - Workers' Front. The candidate for that front in 2024 was Gonzalo Martínez from the Popular Unity, with Andrea Revuelta from the Workers' Party as the running mate.

Composition

  • Avanzar Movement
  • Bolshevik Party of Uruguay
  • Communist Refoundation
  • {{illm|Humanist Party of Uruguay|ca|Partit Humanista de l'Uruguai|es|Partido Humanista de Uruguay|fr|Parti humaniste de l'Uruguay}}
  • 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=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" |Election

! rowspan="2" |Party candidate

! rowspan="2" |Running mate

!Votes

!%

!Votes

!%

! rowspan="2" |Result

colspan="2" |First Round

! colspan="2" |Second Round

2014

|Gonzalo Abella

|Gustavo López

| 26,869

| 1.13%

| colspan="2" | –

|Lost {{Nay}}

2019

|Gonzalo Abella

|Gustavo López

| 19,728

| 0.84%

| colspan="2" | –

|Lost {{Nay}}

2024 (as part of UP-FT)

|Gonzalo Martínez

|Andrea Revuelta

| 10,102

| 0.41%

| colspan="2"

Lost {{Nay}}

=Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Election

!Votes

!%

!Chamber seats

! +/-

!Position

! Senate seats

! +/-

!Position

!Size

2014

| 26,869

| 1.13%

|{{Composition bar|1|99|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

|{{increase}} 1

|5th

|{{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

|{{steady}}

|{{No2|Opposition}}

|5th

2019

| 19,728

| 0.84%

|{{Composition bar|0|99|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

|{{decrease}} 1

|8th

|{{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

|{{steady}}

|{{eliminated|Extra-parliamentary}}

|8th

2024 (as part of UP-FT)

| 10,102

| 0.41%

|{{Composition bar|0|99|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

|{{steady}}

|8th

|{{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{party color|Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}}}

|{{steady}}

|{{eliminated|Extra-parliamentary}}

|8th

See also

References

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