Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay

Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay
Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay
Partido Demócrata Cristiano del Uruguay
Founded 1962
Headquarters Aquiles Lanza 1318 bis Montevideo, Uruguay
Ideology Christian Left
Political position Left-wing
Website
www.chasque.apc.org/pdc
Politics of Uruguay
Political parties
Elections

The Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Cristiano) is a political party of the Christian Left.

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Affiliation

It is part of the governing Progressive Encounter-New Majority (Encuentro Progresista-Frente Amplio-Nueva Mayoría) bloc. It is a part of the Progressive Alliance, which in turn forms part of the Liber Seregni Front uniting the more moderate centre-left and centrist sectors of the Broad Front.

The Civic Union (Uruguay) split from the party in 1971.

Programme

Its platform calls for "a communitarian society" and a "social state", as well as "absolute respect for human life" (including opposition to abortion). It further calls for "alternative forms of production, distribution, consumption and accumulation" that are "superior to capitalist and state-owned enterprises", including:

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