Independent Party (Uruguay)
Independent Party Partido Independiente | ||
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Chamber of Deputies 1 / 99 | ||
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| Mayors | 3 / 125 | |
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The Independent Party (Spanish: Partido Independiente) is a social democratic[citation needed] and Christian humanist political party in Uruguay. The party is led by Pablo Mieres, who was presidential candidate in the 2004 national elections and in 2009.
Ideology
In its beginning, the party's goal was to build a
History
Founded in 2002 by Pablo Mieres, Mieres left the New Space in aftermath of Rafael Michelini's decision to rejoin Broad Front
2004 election
At the 2004 national elections, it won 1.89% of the popular vote, one seat in the
2009 election
At the 2009 national elections, it won 2.49% of the popular vote, and two seats in the
2014 election
At the 2014 national elections, it won 3.09 of the popular vote. They claimed three seats in the
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Running mate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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| 2004 | Pablo Mieres | Iván Posada | 41,011 | 1.84% | — | Lost 
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| 2009 | Pablo Mieres | Iván Posada | 57,360 | 2.49% | — | Lost
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| 2014 | Pablo Mieres | Conrado Ramos | 73,379 | 3.09% | — | Lost
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| 2019 | Pablo Mieres | Mónica Bottero | 23,580 | 1.01% | — | Lost
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Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections
| Election | Votes | % | Chamber seats | +/- | Senate seats | +/- | Position | Size |
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| 2004 | 41,011 | 1.84% | 1 / 99
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New | Opposition | 4th |
| 2009 | 57,360 | 2.49% | 2 / 99
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| 2014 | 73,379 | 3.09% | 3 / 99
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| 2019 | 26,313 | 1.01% | 1 / 99
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Coalition (PN–PC–CA–PG–PI) | 7th
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External links
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