The Communist Movement in Modern Uruguay: Strategies, Ideology, Challenges

Modern Uruguay remains a country in which the left-wing forces have high public support. Despite the results of the 2019 elections, the left-wing coalition "Broad Front" continues to be one of the main players in the political and economic life of the country. The Communist Party of Uruguay has been a member of the "Broad Front" since its foundation and has a significant impact on the formation of the program, tactics and strategy of the coalition. At the same time, in recent years, new political groups have appeared in Uruguay that share communist (marxist, trotskyist, leninist, etc.) ideas. The purpose of this article is to show the features of the modern communist movement in Uruguay. Based on media materials, party documents, author makes conclusions about the evolution of the communist movement in Uruguay in recent years, its problems and prospects in the context of the actual internal and foreign policy.