Popular Assembly
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| Popular Assembly Asamblea Popular | |
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| Founded | April 21, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Communism Marxism-leninism Socialism Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colors | Red |
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The Popular Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Popular) is a socialist electoral coalition in Uruguay.
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 Uruguayan presidential election, 2009. He took 0.67% of the vote, while the party took 0.66% in the Parliamentary elections and did not win any seats.[3]
References
- ↑ "Mejorar no es lo mismo que cambiar", Montevideo COMM, 1st 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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