The Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay () is a political party of the Christian left. History The party was established in 1911 as the Civic Union, having developed out of the Catholic Party that contested the 1910 elections. In February 1962 it was renamed the Christian Democratic Party. A faction broke away in 1966, initially running under the name Christian Civic Movement, before becoming the Christian Radical Union, and later reclaiming the Civic Union name. Affiliation It is part of the governing coalition Broad Front (Frente Amplio). 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. Programme Its platform calls for "a communitarian society" and a "social state", as well as "absolute respect for human life" (including opposition to abortion). It further calls for "alternative forms of production, distribution, consumption and accumulation" that are "superior to capitalist and state-owned enterprises", including: a social market economy cooperatives self-management or self-governing enterprises (autogestión) ecological economics respect for the commons support for the nonprofit sector References External links Official website 1911 establishments in Uruguay Broad Front (Uruguay) Catholic social teaching Christian democratic parties in South America Political parties established in 1911 Political parties in Uruguay