- Civic Union (Uruguay)
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Civic Union
Unión CívicaLeader Aldo Lamorte Founded 1971 Ideology Christian democracy, conservatism International affiliation ODCA Website unioncivica.org.uy Civic Union (Spanish: Unión Cívica) is a small Uruguayan political party.
It was founded in 1971 by dissidents of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) who did not want to join the Frente Amplio alliance. The party delivered a minister of defense in 1985, after parliamentary democracy was restored to Uruguay.
The party participated in the 2004 presidential election. The Civic Union candidate Aldo Lamorte received 4,859 votes, placing 6th. Nowadays the Civic Union became part of the National Party.
See also
Categories:- Political parties in Uruguay
- Political parties established in 1971
- Uruguay stubs
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