Communist Party of Uruguay

Communist Party of Uruguay
Partido Comunista del Uruguay
LeaderJuan Castillo
Founded21 September 1920; 104 years ago (1920-09-21)
Split fromSocialist Party of Uruguay
HeadquartersFernández Crespo 2098, Montevideo, Uruguay
Youth wingUnion of Communist Youth (Uruguay) [es]
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationBroad Front
Regional affiliationForo de São Paulo
International affiliationIMCWP[1]
ColorsRed, blue, white
Chamber of Deputies
5 / 99
Senate
2 / 30
Party flag
Website
www.pcu.org.uy
PCU 62nd anniversary sticker

The Communist Party of Uruguay (Spanish: Partido Comunista del Uruguay, PCU) is a communist party in Uruguay, founded on 21 September 1920 by members of the Socialist Party who had endorsed the October Revolution and the Bolsheviks.

The current secretary-general of the PCU is Juan Castillo. It is a member of the Broad Front coalition.

  1. ^ "Communist and Workers' Parties". SolidNet. Retrieved 16 February 2019.