Communist Party of Uruguay Partido Comunista del Uruguay | |
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Leader | Juan Castillo |
Founded | 21 September 1920 |
Split from | Socialist Party of Uruguay |
Headquarters | Fernández Crespo 2098, Montevideo, Uruguay |
Youth wing | Union of Communist Youth (Uruguay) |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Broad Front |
Regional affiliation | Foro de São Paulo |
International affiliation | IMCWP[1] |
Colors | Red, blue, white |
Chamber of Deputies | 5 / 99 |
Senate | 2 / 30 |
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Website | |
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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.