Sovereign Identity (Spanish: Identidad Soberana) is an anti-establishment political party in Uruguay. Founded in 2022, it is led by the lawyer and confrontational activist Gustavo Salle Lorier.[1] The party has been described as a catch-all group and a third position on the political spectrum.[2]

Sovereign Identity
Identidad Soberana
AbbreviationIS
LeaderGustavo Salle
PresidentMaría Canoniero Castagnola
Founded9 November 2022 (2022-11-09)
Registered2 May 2023 (2023-05-02)
Split fromGreen Animalist Party
Headquarters2262 18 de Julio Avenue Montevideo
Ideology
Political positionThird Position
Big tent
Colours  Blue
  White
  Yellow
Chamber of Deputies
2 / 99
Senate
0 / 30
Intendencias
0 / 19
Mayors
0 / 125
Website
identidadsoberana.org

The party entered the Uruguayan parliament for the first time after winning 2 seats in the Chamber of Representatives in the 2024 general election.[3] According to Salle and leading members, Sovereign Identity is neither left-wing nor right-wing, and it is not aligned with either of the country's two major political blocs, the Broad Front and the Coalición Republicana.[4][5] Salle himself has defined the General Assembly as "the den of the homeland-sellers", and has been described as an anti-establishment activist.[6] The party has appealed to some conspiracy theories such as that of the New World Order, and that of the so-called "kleptocorporatocracy" or government of the corporations and those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as promoting the Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory.[7][8][9] It has also adopted a stance against vaccines and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals.[10][11]

Election results

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Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Running mate Votes % Votes % Result
First Round Second Round
2024 Gustavo Salle María Canoniero 65,796 2.83% Lost  N

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

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Election Votes % Chamber seats +/− Senate seats +/− Position Size
2024 65,796 2.83%
2 / 99
New
0 / 30
New Opposition   4th

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Gustavo Salle? El nuevo actor del sistema político que se metió "en la cueva de los vendepatria"". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  2. ^ "Gustavo Salle: "Esto ya es un triunfo" de Identidad Soberana, tras las primeras proyecciones". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  3. ^ "Gustavo Salle por partida doble: la hija será la otra diputada de Identidad Soberana". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  4. ^ "'Tenemos dos diputados en la cueva de los vendepatria': Salle celebró los legisladores obtenidos y adelantó qué votará en el balotaje". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  5. ^ "La teoría conspirativa de Salle sobre quién domina al mundo". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  6. ^ "El día que Salle se convirtió en legislador para entrar a la "cueva de los vendepatria"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  7. ^ "Salle llamó a masones "peones" de B'nai B'rith, y su director criticó "acusaciones vacías"". Montevideo Portal. 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Gustavo Salle en el Parlamento: "Con el cuchillo entre los dientes" pero dispuesto a luchar "dentro del sistema"". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  9. ^ "La cleptocorporatocracia según Salle: "Soy político pero no voy a ser garrapata"". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  10. ^ ""Métanse la Agenda 2030 por el cu…": Salle votó y volvió a definirse como "antivacunas"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  11. ^ "Diputada electa por Identidad Soberana adjudicó el accidente de Pocitos a la vacunación". Telenoche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
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