Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay


The Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay is a political party of the Christian left.

Affiliation

It is part of the governing coalition Broad Front. 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 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". It further calls for "alternative forms of production, distribution, consumption and accumulation" that are "superior to capitalist and state-owned enterprises", including: