The Popular Assembly () is a political party in Uruguay.
History
The party was founded in April 2006, as a further left alternative to the Broad Front.
[" Mejorar no es lo mismo que cambiar", Montevideo COMM, 1 April 2009 ] It is supported by the Revolutionary Communist Party of Uruguay, the Humanist Party of Uruguay and other left-wing groups, including several former local organisation of the Broad Left. In 2008, it gained the support of the March 26 Movement.
[" Dirigentes de CI se irán a Asamblea Popular", LR21 No.3009, 25 August 2008 ]
The party's best known members include former Senator Helios Sarthou, and political activist Raúl Rodríguez. The group stood Rodriguez in the 2009 presidential election. He took 0.67% of the vote, while the party took 0.66% in the parliamentary elections and did not win any seats.[ Corte Electoral ]
2014 elections
Popular Assembly took part in the 2014 Uruguayan general elections under the denomination Popular Unity. The party won their first seat in the House of Deputies.
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