| Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party | |
| Native Name: | Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente |
| President: | César Vega |
| Founder: | César Vega |
| Founded: | July 2013 |
| Headquarters: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ideology: | Radicalism Green liberalism Green politics Social liberalism |
| Position: | Centre to centre-left |
| Seats1 Title: | Chamber of Deputies |
| Colors: | Green, Yellow |
| Country: | Uruguay |
The Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party (Spanish; Castilian: 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.
The party runs its own broadcasting programme on CX 40 Radio Fénix, La voz del agro.[1]
PERI obtained 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. One of its goals for October 2014 campaign was to install the environmental and ecological agenda in the Uruguayan Parliament.
After the final scrutiny of the October general elections by the Electoral Court of Uruguay, PERI obtained votes. After one year since its creation, it almost reached a seat in the Deputy Chamber in 2014.
After the final counts of the general election of October by the Electoral Court of Uruguay, PERI obtained votes (with the total of circuits scrutinized), therefore Cesar Vega was elected as the sole deputy for PERI to the lower chamber.
| Election | Party candidate | Running mate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | Second Round | ||||||
| 2014 | César Vega | 17,835 | 0.75% | – | Lost | ||
| 2019 | Andrés Chucarro | 33,461 | 1.43% | – | Lost | ||
| Election | Votes | % | Chamber seats | +/- | Senate seats | +/- | Position | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17,835 | 0.75% | 6th | ||||||
| 2019 | 33,461 | 1.43% | 1 | 5th |