title: Vertiente Artiguista
text: # Vertiente Artiguista
  
  The Vertiente Artiguista is a social-democratic political party in Uruguay led by Enrique Rubio, who has been Senator of Uruguay since February 15th, 2000.
  
  It is variously translated as Artiguist Tendency, Artiguist Slant, and Artiguist Source. The adjective Artiguist honors the 19th-century national hero José Artigas. The noun vertiente means "slope" literally and can also mean "point of view" and "aspect".
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  ### Presidential elections
  
  Due to its membership in the Broad Front, the party has endorsed the candidates of other parties on several occasions. Presidential elections in Uruguay are held using a two-round system, the results of which are displayed below.
  
  | Election | Party candidate | Running mate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Election | Party candidate | Running mate | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | | Result |
  | 1989 | Liber Seregni | Danilo Astori | 418,403 | 20.35% | | | Lost N |
  | 1994 | Tabaré Vázquez | Rodolfo Nin Novoa | 621,226 | 30.6% | | | Lost N |
  | 1999 | Tabaré Vázquez | Rodolfo Nin Novoa | 861,202 | 40.1% | 982,049 | 45.9% | Lost N |
  | 2004 | Tabaré Vázquez | Rodolfo Nin Novoa | 1,124,761 | 51.7% | | | Elected Y |
  | 2009 | José Mujica | Danilo Astori | 1,105,262 | 47.96% | 1,197,638 | 54.63% | Elected Y |
  | 2014 | Tabaré Vázquez | Raúl Sendic | 1,134,187 | 47.81% | 1,226,105 | 53.48% | Elected Y |
  | 2019 | Daniel Martínez | Graciela Villar | 949,376 | 40.49% | 1,152,271 | 49.21% | Lost N |
  