Popular Assembly

For other uses, see Popular assembly (disambiguation).

Popular Assembly

Founded	April 21, 2006
Headquarters	Montevideo, Uruguay
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Socialism Left-wing populism
Political position	Far-left
Colors	Red
Chamber of Deputies	1 / 99
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The Popular Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Popular) is a socialist electoral coalition in Uruguay.

History

The party was founded in April 2006, as a more left-wing alternative to the Broad Front.^[1] It is supported by the Revolutionary Communist Party of Uruguay, the Humanist Party of Uruguay and other left-wing groups, including several former local organisation of the Broad Left. In 2008, it gained the support of the March 26 Movement.^[2]

The party's best known members include former Senator Helios Sarthou, and political activist Raúl Rodríguez. The group stood Rodriguez in the 2009 presidential election. He took 0.67% of the vote, while the party took 0.66% in the parliamentary elections and did not win any seats.^[3]

2014 elections

Popular Assembly took part in the 2014 Uruguayan general elections under the denomination Popular Unity. The party won their first seat in the House of Deputies.

References

↑ "Mejorar no es lo mismo que cambiar", Montevideo COMM, 1 April 2009 (Spanish)
↑ "Dirigentes de CI se irán a Asamblea Popular", LR21 No.3009, 25 August 2008 (Spanish)
↑ Corte Electoral (Spanish)

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