Partido de la Gente (Spanish for "Party of the Folk" or "Party of the People") is a Uruguayan political party.
Partido de la Gente | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Edgardo Novick |
| Founded | 7 November 2016 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| National affiliation | Coalición Multicolor |
| Chamber of Senators | 0 / 30 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 99 |
| Intendencias | 0 / 19 |
| Mayors | 0 / 112 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
Founded in 2016, its main leader is Edgardo Novick.[1]
Three members of the party have been 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.[2]
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
| Election | Party candidate | Running mate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | Second Round | ||||||
| 2019 | Edgardo Novick | Daniel Peña | 26,313 | 1.12% | - | - | Lost  |
Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections
| Election | Votes | % | Chamber seats | +/- | Position | Senate seats | +/- | Position | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26,313 | 1.12% | 1 / 99 |  1 | 6th | 0 / 30 |  | Coalition (PN–PC–CA–PG–PI) | 6th |
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