Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente

Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party
Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente
PresidentCésar Vega
FounderCésar Vega
FoundedJuly 2013
HeadquartersMontevideo, Uruguay
IdeologyRadicalism
Green liberalism
Green politics
Social liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
ColorsGreen, Yellow
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 99
Website
www.peri.org.uy

The Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party (Spanish: Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente, acronym PERI) is a Uruguayan green party established in 2013.

It participated in 2014 and 2019 primaries and general elections, obtaining in 2019 for the first time a seat in the Deputy chamber.[1]

The party runs its own broadcasting programme on CX 40 Radio Fénix, La voz del agro.[2][3]

History

2014 elections

PERI obtained 1,596 votes in the 2014 Uruguayan presidential primaries held on 1 June 2014, enough votes to gain the right to participate in the 2014 Uruguayan general election.[2] One of its goals for October 2014 campaign was to install the environmental and ecological agenda in the Uruguayan Parliament.[4][5]

After the final scrutiny of the October general elections by the Electoral Court of Uruguay, PERI obtained 17,835 votes. After one year since its creation, it almost reached a seat in the Deputy Chamber in 2014.

2019 elections

After the final counts of the general election of October by the Electoral Court of Uruguay, PERI obtained 33,461 votes (with the total of circuits scrutinized), therefore Cesar Vega was elected as the sole deputy for PERI to the lower chamber.[6][1]

Election results

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Running mate Votes % Votes % Result
First Round Second Round
2014 César Vega 17,835 0.75% – Lost Red XN
2019 Andrés Chucarro 33,461 1.43% – Lost Red XN
2019 Sergio Billiris 9,281 0.40% – Lost Red XN

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

Election Votes % Chamber seats +/- Senate seats +/- Position Size
2014 17,835 0.75%
0 / 99
 New
0 / 99
 New Extra-parliamentary 6th
2019 33,461 1.43%
1 / 99
 Increase 1
0 / 99
 Steady 0 Opposition Increase 5th
2024 9,281 0.40%
0 / 99
 Decrease 1
0 / 99
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary Decrease 9th
  • César Vega in 2014
    César Vega in 2014
  • Richard Álvarez, César Vega, Sergio Billirís, Edén Aramburu and Martín Álvarez in 2014.
    Richard Álvarez, César Vega, Sergio Billirís, Edén Aramburu and Martín Álvarez in 2014.

References

  1. ^ a b "Uno a uno: quiénes se quedan y quiénes entran al Senado y a la Cámara de Diputados" (in Spanish). El País. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "La otra sorpresa de las internas: el Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente" (in Spanish). El Observador. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ^ "La voz del agro". PERI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2014. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "César Vega: Hay que "poner al ambientalismo en el Parlamento"" (in Spanish). Informarte. October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ "La opción política de los desencantados" (in Spanish). El País. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Mirá todos los resultados de las elecciones de octubre 2019" (in Spanish). El País. 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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