Colorado Party (Uruguay)
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The Colorado Party (Spanish: Partido Colorado) is a political party in Uruguay. It unites both liberal and social-democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic. At the last legislative elections, on 31 October 2004, its presidential candidate, Guillermo Stirling, won 10.4 % of the popular vote.
History
Some of its major historical leaders were Fructuoso Rivera, Venancio Flores, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Luis Batlle Berres, Jorge Pacheco Areco, Juan Maria Bordaberry, Julio María Sanguinetti and Jorge Batlle.The party has historically been the most elected party in Uruguayan history with almost uninterrupted dominance during the 20th century.
The colorado party lost in the 2004 elections, when it suffered its worst defeat ever with little over 10 per cent of the popular vote for its candidate Guillermo Stirling. Currently, the party is in weak opposition with only three out of thirty national Senators. Reasons for the party's weakness are many, but these include the economic problems beset by high inflation.
See also
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Uruguay
External link
- [Colorado Party] official site
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