Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay

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The Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Cristiano) is a political party of the Christian Left. It is part of the governing Progressive Encounter-New Majority (Encuentro Progresista-Frente Amplio-Nueva Mayoría) bloc.

Its platform calls for "a communitarian society" and a "social state", as well as "absolute respect for human life" (including opposition to abortion). It further calls for "alternative forms of production, distribution, consumption and accumulation" that are "superior to capitalist and state-owned enterprises", including:

• a social market economy
• cooperatives
• self-management or self-governing enterprises (autogestión)
• ecological economics
• respect for the commons
• support for the nonprofit sector

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• Party platform (in Spanish)