Vertiente Artiguista

Artiguist Tendency Vertiente Artiguista
President	Enrique Rubio
Founded	2 May 1989;35 years ago (1989-05-02)
Headquarters	San José 1191, Montevideo, Uruguay
Youth wing	Vertiente Youth
Ideology	Artiguism Social democracy [1] Progressivism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Broad Front
Website
www.vertiente.org.uy
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The Vertiente Artiguista is a social-democratic political party in Uruguay led by Enrique Rubio, who has been Senator of Uruguay since February 15th, 2000.

It is variously translated as Artiguist Tendency, ^[2] Artiguist Slant, ^[3] and Artiguist Source. ^[4] The adjective Artiguist honors the 19th-century national hero José Artigas. ^[5] The noun vertiente means "slope" literally and can also mean "point of view" and "aspect".

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
1989	Liber Seregni	Danilo Astori	418,403	20.35%			LostN
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

References

1. "Is Social Democracy Possible in Latin America?" . Retrieved 29 December 2021.
2. Charles D. Ameringer (1992). Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s. Greenwood Group. p. 602. ISBN   978-0-313-27418-3.
3. Peter M. Siavelis (31 March 2012). Pathways to Power. Penn State Press. p. 319. ISBN   978-0-271-03376-1.
4. Political Handbook Of the Americas. CQ Press. 2008. p. 509. ISBN   978-0-87289-903-2.
5. Daniel Chávez (2004). The left in the city. Latin America Bureau. p. 96. ISBN   978-1-899365-66-1. The Vertiente Artiguista is a sub-coalition formed by several left groups allegedly inspired by the political and social ideology of José Artigas, the national and regional leader during the wars of independence of the early 19th century.

External links

• Official web site