Socialist Party of Uruguay

Socialist Party of Uruguay

President	Reinaldo Gargano
Founder	Emilio Frugoni
Founded	1910
Headquarters	Soriano 1218, Montevideo, Uruguay
Youth wing	Socialist Youth of Uruguay
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism Socialism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Broad Front
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance, Socialist International
Colors	Green
Website
www.ps.org.uy
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The Socialist Party of Uruguay (Spanish: Partido Socialista del Uruguay) is an Uruguayan socialist political party founded in 1910. Its main leader and spokesman was Dr Emilio Frugoni, the most prominent advocate of socialist ideas in Uruguay.

History

The party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International between 1932 and 1940.^[1]

It is a member organisation of the ruling Broad Front Progressive Encounter-New Majority, the left-wing coalition that took office on March 1, 2005. Since 2001 to the present (2005) it has been led by Reinaldo Gargano, former Minister of Foreign Relations.

References

↑ Kowalski, Werner. Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 - 19. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. p. 333

External links

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Official webpage (in Spanish)

Socialist International

Member parties

Political parties in Uruguay

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Senate	Broad Front (15) National Party (10) Colorado Party (4) Independent Party (1)

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Defunct parties	Black Native (1936-1944) Constitutional (1880-1903) Independent National (1931-1958) Popular Union (1962-1990) Radical National (1925-1933) Ruralist (1964-1973)

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