Progressive Alliance
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Leader | Rodolfo Nin Novoa |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Ideology | Social democracy |
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www.alianza738.org.uy | |
The Progressive Alliance (Alianza Progresista) is a social-democratic political party of Uruguay founded in 1999 by the former Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa, since then is part of the Frente Amplio.
In August 2009 the Progressive Alliance, Uruguay Assembly led by the then Vice President Danilo Astori and the New Space led by Senator Rafael Michelini joined forces to create the Liber Seregni Front, a political moderate sector within the Frente Amplio. The Christian Democratic Party is part of the Progressive Alliance.
In the last election the Progressive Alliance won one seat in the Chamber of Senators and other in the Chamber of Deputies taken by Pablo Pérez for Maldonado Department.
Its prominent members are current Senator Rodolfo Nin Novoa, current Minister of Tourism and Sport Héctor Lescano, former deputy Liliam Kechichian and Jorge Rodriguez.