Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente
The Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party (Spanish: Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente, acronym PERI) is a Uruguayan green party established in 2013.
Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente | |
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| President | César Vega |
| Founder | César Vega |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ideology | Radicalism Green liberalism Green politics Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Colors | Green, Yellow |
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 99
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It participated in 2014 and 2019 primaries and general elections, obtaining in 2019 for the first time a seat in the Deputy chamber.[1]
The party runs its own broadcasting programme on CX 40 Radio Fénix, La voz del agro.[2][3]
History edit
2014 elections edit
PERI obtained 1,596 votes in the 2014 Uruguayan presidential primaries held on 1 June 2014, enough votes to gain the right to participate in the 2014 Uruguayan general election.[2] One of its goals for October 2014 campaign was to install the environmental and ecological agenda in the Uruguayan Parliament.[4][5]
After the final scrutiny of the October general elections by the Electoral Court of Uruguay, PERI obtained 17,835 votes. After one year since its creation, it almost reached a seat in the Deputy Chamber in 2014.
2019 elections edit
After the final counts of the general election of October by the Electoral Court of Uruguay, PERI obtained 33,461 votes (with the total of circuits scrutinized), therefore Cesar Vega was elected as the sole deputy for PERI to the lower chamber.[6][1]
Electoral history edit
Presidential elections edit
| Election | Party candidate | Running mate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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| 2014 | César Vega | 17,835 | 0.75% | – | Lost | ||
| 2019 | Andrés Chucarro | 33,461 | 1.43% | – | Lost | ||
Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections edit
| Election | Votes | % | Chamber seats | +/- | Senate seats | +/- | Position | Size |
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| 2014 | 17,835 | 0.75% | 0 / 99
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Extra-parliamentary | 6th |
| 2019 | 33,461 | 1.43% | 1 / 99
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Opposition | 5th
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Gallery edit
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César Vega in 2014 -
Richard Álvarez, César Vega, Sergio Billirís, Edén Aramburu and Martín Álvarez in 2014.
References edit
- ^ a b "Uno a uno: quiénes se quedan y quiénes entran al Senado y a la Cámara de Diputados" (in Spanish). El País. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b "La otra sorpresa de las internas: el Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente" (in Spanish). El Observador. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "La voz del agro". PERI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ "César Vega: Hay que "poner al ambientalismo en el Parlamento"" (in Spanish). Informarte. October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "La opción política de los desencantados" (in Spanish). El País. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Mirá todos los resultados de las elecciones de octubre 2019" (in Spanish). El País. 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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