Uruguay Assembly

Uruguay Assembly Asamblea Uruguay
Founded	19 May 1994;30 years ago (1994-05-19)
Headquarters	Montevideo, Uruguay
Ideology	Social liberalism Social democracy Progressivism
Political position	Centre-left to Centre
National affiliation	Broad Front
Website
www.2121.org.uy
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The Uruguay Assembly (Asamblea Uruguay) is a social-democratic political party in Uruguay, and a member organisation of the Broad Front. It was founded in 1994 by former Vice President of Uruguay, Danilo Astori, who led the party from its foundation up to his death in 2023. Nowadays it forms part of the Liber Seregni Front.

History

Uruguay Assembly was founded in 1994 by Danilo Astori. It is part of the left-leaning Broad Front coalition but is considered more of a moderate party.

Members

• Danilo Astori
• Alberto Cid
• Enrique Pintado
• Carlos Baraibar
• Jorge Orrico

Jota21

Jota21: Jóvenes Organizados Trabajando en Asamblea (Organised Youth Working in Assembly) is the youth sector of Asamblea Uruguay.

Election results

Presidential elections

Due to its membership in the Broad Front, the party has endorsed the candidates of other parties on several occasions. Presidential elections in Uruguay are held using a two-round system, the results of which are displayed below.

Election	Party candidate	Running mate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
			First Round		Second Round
1994	Tabaré Vázquez	Rodolfo Nin Novoa	621,226	30.6%			LostN
1999			861,202	40.1%	982,049	45.9%	LostN
2004			1,124,761	51.7%			ElectedY
2009	José Mujica	Danilo Astori	1,105,262	47.96%	1,197,638	54.63%	ElectedY
2014	Tabaré Vázquez	Raúl Sendic	1,134,187	47.81%	1,226,105	53.48%	ElectedY
2019	Daniel Martínez	Graciela Villar	949,376	40.49%	1,152,271	49.21%	LostN
2024	Yamandú Orsi	Carolina Cosse	1,071,826	46.12%	1,196,798	52.08%	ElectedY

See also

• Broad Front (Uruguay)

External links

• Official web site