Popular Unity () is a Uruguayan electoral alliance of political parties.
Previously known as Popular Assembly, they were born out of dissatisfaction with the Broad Front since it became the party in charge of the government, accusing it of being "not leftist enough". In 2013 they changed to the current name. They took part in the 2014 Uruguayan general election, when they got their first representative at the Chamber of Deputies, who has been a vocal critic of the centre-left government.
Their candidate to the 2019 Uruguayan general election was once again Gonzalo Abella, with an anti-oligarchy and anti-imperialist platform.Popular Unity's presidential candidate
In 2023 they reached an agreement with the Workers' Party and the Struggling Workers' Front, forming an electoral agreement called the Popular Unity - Workers' Front. The candidate for that front in 2024 was Gonzalo Martínez from the Popular Unity, with Andrea Revuelta from the Workers' Party as the running mate.
Composition Avanzar Movement Bolshevik Party of Uruguay Communist Refoundation
March 26 Movement National Group ProUNIR Popular Assembly Retirement Defense Movement Revolutionary Communist Party of Uruguay Socialist Compromise Socialist Intransigence Workers' and Peasants' Party of Uruguay
Electoral history Presidential elections ElectionParty candidateRunning mateVotes%Votes%ResultFirst RoundSecond Round2014Gonzalo AbellaGustavo López 26,869 1.13% –Lost 2019Gonzalo AbellaGustavo López 19,728 0.84% –Lost 2024 (as part of UP-FT)Gonzalo MartínezAndrea Revuelta 10,102 0.41%-Lost
Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections ElectionVotes%Chamber seats +/-Position Senate seats +/-PositionSize2014 26,869 1.13% 15th5th2019 19,728 0.84% 18th8th2024 (as part of UP-FT) 10,102 0.41%8th8th
See also Anti-imperialist Unitary Commissions Broad Front
References
External links Official website