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Socialist Party of Uruguay

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Socialist Party of Uruguay
PresidentReinaldo Gargano
FounderEmilio Frugoni
Founded1910
HeadquartersSoriano 1218, Montevideo, Uruguay
Youth wingSocialist Youth of Uruguay
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Socialism
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationBroad Front
International affiliationProgressive Alliance,
Socialist International
Colors  Green
Website
www.ps.org.uy

The Socialist Party of Uruguay (Template:Lang-es) 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

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