| Artiguist Tendency | |
| Native Name: | Vertiente Artiguista |
| President: | Enrique Rubio |
| Headquarters: | San José 1191, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Youth Wing: | Vertiente Youth |
| Ideology: | Artiguism Social democracy[1] Progressivism |
| Position: | Centre-left |
| National: | Broad Front |
| Country: | Uruguay |
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,[2] Artiguist Slant,[3] and Artiguist Source.[4] The adjective Artiguist honors the 19th-century national hero José Artigas.[5] The noun Spanish; Castilian: {{linktext|vertiente means "slope" literally and can also mean "point of view" and "aspect".
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | Second Round | |||||||
| 1989 | Liber Seregni | Danilo Astori | 418,403 | 20.35% | Lost | |||
| 1994 | Tabaré Vázquez | Rodolfo Nin Novoa | 621,226 | 30.6% | Lost | |||
| 1999 | 861,202 | 40.1% | 982,049 | 45.9% | Lost | |||
| 2004 | 1,124,761 | 51.7% | Elected | |||||
| 2009 | José Mujica | Danilo Astori | 1,105,262 | 47.96% | 1,197,638 | 54.63% | Elected | |
| 2014 | Tabaré Vázquez | Raúl Sendic | 1,134,187 | 47.81% | 1,226,105 | 53.48% | Elected | |
| 2019 | Daniel Martínez | Graciela Villar | 949,376 | 40.49% | 1,152,271 | 49.21% | Lost | |