Vertiente Artiguista

Political party in Uruguay

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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".

Electoral history

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
Election	Party candidate	Running mate	First Round		Second Round		Result
1989	Liber Seregni	Danilo Astori	418,403	20.35%			Lost N
1994	Tabaré Vázquez	Rodolfo Nin Novoa	621,226	30.6%			Lost N
1999			861,202	40.1%	982,049	45.9%	Lost N
2004			1,124,761	51.7%			Elected Y
2009	José Mujica	Danilo Astori	1,105,262	47.96%	1,197,638	54.63%	Elected Y
2014	Tabaré Vázquez	Raúl Sendic	1,134,187	47.81%	1,226,105	53.48%	Elected Y
2019	Daniel Martínez	Graciela Villar	949,376	40.49%	1,152,271	49.21%	Lost N

References

^ "Is Social Democracy Possible in Latin America?". Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ Charles D. Ameringer (1992). Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s. Greenwood Group. p. 602. ISBN 978-0-313-27418-3.
^ Peter M. Siavelis (31 March 2012). Pathways to Power. Penn State Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-271-03376-1.
^ Political Handbook Of the Americas. CQ Press. 2008. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-87289-903-2.
^ 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.