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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. This is a list of Presidents of Uruguay. ... Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (born 17 January 1940) is the current President of Uruguay. ... This is a list of Vice Presidents of Uruguay. ... Rodolfo Nin Novoa is a Uruguayan political figure. ... The General Assembly (Asamblea General) has two chambers. ... The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). ... The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). ... Political parties in Uruguay lists political parties in Uruguay. ... Politics of Uruguay Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Uruguay ... Uruguay consists of 19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) (capitals in parentheses): Artigas (Artigas). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... In a broad definition, a republic is a state or country that is led by people whose political power is based on principles that are not beyond the control of the people of that state or country. ...

At the last 2004 national elections, the Colorado Party won 10 seats out of 99 in the Chamber of Deputies and 3 seats out of 31 in the Senate. Its presidential candidate, Guillermo Stirling, won the same 10.4 % of the popular vote. Politics of Uruguay Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Uruguay ... The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). ... The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). ... Guillermo Stirling (1937-) is a Uruguayan political figure. ...

History

Flag of the Party

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. Image File history File links Colorado_Party_Flag. ... Image File history File links Colorado_Party_Flag. ... Gen. ... Venancio Flores was a Uruguayan political figure. ... José Batlle y Ordóñez (May 21, 1856 - October 20, 1929) was the president of Uruguay from 1903 until 1907 and for a second term from 1911 to 1915. ... Luis Batlle Berres was a Uruguayan political figure. ... Jorge Pacheco Areco was President of Uruguay from December 6, 1967 to March 1, 1972. ... Juan Maria Bordaberry is a Uruguayan statesman, who served as President from 1972 to 1976, when he was ousted in a military coup. ... Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo (born 1936), was President of Uruguay from 1 March 1985 to 1 March 1990 and from 1 March 1995 to 1 March 2000. ... Jorge Batlle Ibáñez (born 25 October 1927) has been the President of Uruguay since 2000. ...

The party has historically been the most elected party in Uruguayan history with almost uninterrupted dominance during the 20th century.

The Colorado Party suffered its worst defeat ever in the last 2004 national elections, 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 crisis and old party leaders. Politics of Uruguay Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Uruguay ... Guillermo Stirling (1937-) is a Uruguayan political figure. ...

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Uruguay

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... This is an (partial) overview of individuals that contributed to the development of liberal theory on a worldwide scale and therefore are strongly associated with the liberal tradition and instrumental in the exposition of political liberalism as a philosophy. ... This article discusses liberalism as a major political current in specific regions and countries. ... This is an overview of parties that adhere more or less (explicitly) to the ideas of political liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. ... Liberal democracy is a form of government. ... This article gives an overview of liberalism in Uruguay. ...

External links

• Colorado Party - official site