Partido de la Gente (Spanish for "Party of the Folk" or "Party of the People") was a Uruguayan political party.
History Founded in 2016, its main leader was Edgardo Novick.
Three members of the party were elected to the legislature: the Senator Daniel Bianchi and the Representative Guillermo Facello, both former Colorados; and the Representative Daniel Peña, a former Blanco. However, in early 2019 Bianchi was expelled from the party after driving under the influence of alcohol.
Name Gente is a Spanish-language word for "people" or "populace". There is also another synonym, pueblo. Locally, the word pueblo may have a left-leaning or revolutionary connotation, as used by other political groups such as Partido por el Gobierno del Pueblo and Partido por la Victoria del Pueblo. As such, the name of the party used a more neutral term without the connotation, while still maintaining a similar translation as the "Party of the Folk", or "Party of the Plain Folks", as well as "Party of the People".
Electoral history Presidential elections ElectionParty candidateRunning mateVotes%Votes%ResultFirst RoundSecond Round2019Edgardo NovickDaniel Peña 26,313 1.12% - -Lost
Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections ElectionVotes%Chamber seats +/-Position Senate seats +/-PositionSize2019 26,313 1.12% 16th 6th
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