Juan Domínguez (Uruguay)
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Political role
He is a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of UruguayChamber of Deputies of Uruguay
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and belongs to the Movement of Popular Participation
Movement of Popular Participation
The Movement of Popular Participation is a Uruguayan political party. It is a member organisation of the ruling left-wing party Broad Front.- Background :...
, led by José Mujica
José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano is a Uruguayan politician and former guerrilla fighter, a member of the Broad Front and current President of Uruguay....
. This forms part of the Frente Amplio
Broad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front is a Uruguayan left-wing coalition of political parties. It is led by Jorge Brovetto. Frente Amplio has close ties with PIT-CNT trade union and the cooperative housing movement.-History:...
political grouping supporting President of Uruguay
President of Uruguay
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Tabaré Vázquez
Tabaré Vázquez
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas is a former President of Uruguay. A physician by training, he is a member of the leftist Frente Amplo coalition . Vázquez was elected president on October 31, 2004, took office on March 1, 2005, and relinquished the office on March 1, 2010...
, who took office in 2005.
Re. parentage of Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
In November 2007 Domínguez was involved in a televised incident in the Chamber of Deputies of UruguayChamber of Deputies of Uruguay
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay . The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation...
resulting in a fight with an opposition deputy, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou , is a Uruguayan political figure.-Background; elections:Lacalle Pou is the middle son of former President of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle....
. This arose following discussion of ideas about Tupamaros
Tupamaros
Tupamaros, also known as the MLN-T , was an urban guerrilla organization in Uruguay in the 1960s and 1970s. The MLN-T is inextricably linked to its most important leader, Raúl Sendic, and his brand of social politics...
and following unparliamentary language used by Domínguez, widely acknowledged to be derogatory, about the family background of Lacalle Pou, and, more generally, about the existence of political families in Uruguayan
Uruguay
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politics. (See: List of political families#Uruguay)
Disavowal by Frente Amplio and Opposition
In the controversy which ensued, spokesmen for the Frente AmplioBroad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front is a Uruguayan left-wing coalition of political parties. It is led by Jorge Brovetto. Frente Amplio has close ties with PIT-CNT trade union and the cooperative housing movement.-History:...
government and opposition parties disavowed the behaviour among the deputies in connection with the incident.
(See link to article of November 6, 2007, in 'Espectador', below.)
Re. the Nin brothers and defence procurement
Domínguez has also involved himself in controversies surrounding the Nin brothers (Vice President of UruguayVice President of Uruguay
-List of Vice Presidents of Uruguay:Parties: Colorado Party, National Party, Frente Amplio-History of the office:The office of Vice President of Uruguay dates from 1934 ....
Rodolfo Nin Novoa
Rodolfo Nin Novoa
Rodolfo Nin Novoa is the former Vice President of Uruguay, he is the leader of Progressive Alliance.-Background:He was born in mixed Armenian- Spanish family. Having originally received a traditional, Roman Catholic education, Nin was a member of the National Party and mayor in his department ....
and his chief of staff Gonzalo Nin Novoa
Gonzalo Nin Novoa
Gonzalo Nin Novoa is a Uruguayan administrator, serving as chief of staff to the Vice President of Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, serving in that office from 2005 to 2010.-Role and publicity:...
) and matters relating to defence procurement, notwithstanding their theoretical status as colleagues within the ruling Frente Amplio
Broad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front is a Uruguayan left-wing coalition of political parties. It is led by Jorge Brovetto. Frente Amplio has close ties with PIT-CNT trade union and the cooperative housing movement.-History:...
coalition.
External links
- Article, (including details of the context of Domínguez's 'oligarca puto' [rough translation: 'bastard oligarch'] allegation), in Espectador, November 6, 2007 http://www.espectador.com/nota.php?idNota=108493
- http://uruguayescribe.com/2007/12/07/la-derecha-y-el-tema-nin-novoa/