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There was no mention of party flags on the party’s charter,
but they had, of course, a note on their colour.
Guillermo Tell Aveledo, 06 Sep 2000
The Colorado (red) Party was the
traditional liberal party. Since the 30s, these identifications have
gotten complex.
Norm Martin, 07 Sep 2000
Blancos and Colorados made
an alliance against the left wing Frente
Amplio, so as to defeat their candidate. They won eventually.
Guillermo Tell Aveledo, 06 Sep 2000
It should be mentioned that the Colorado Party’s red flag
has nothing to do with the Communist one.
Santiago Dotor, 07 Sep 2000
The Colorado Party (red) members wear always red ties. The Colorado Party flag is used today specially by a faction, the biggest, the Batllist Forum. It is red with the sun of the Uruguayan flag in the upper left corner, like the national flag.
Martin Abal Barz, 28 Apr 2003
The flag of the Partido Colorado is all red (colorado), but it has a sun at the hoist, in the same place that the Uruguayan flag (and the same design). We can see it at the door of the Casa del Partido Colorado (Andrés Martínez Trueba 1271, Montevideo).
Alvaro Richino, 7 Sep 2003
The flag of the Colorado Party of Uruguay (has) the Sol de Mayo on the top left corner (canton). This is the flag that is flown by the colorados in Uruguay.
Martin C. Franzini-Batlle, 30 Nov 2003
The flag of Partido Colorado is red with a yellow sun in the canton. As it was reported before this party (and its flag too) is neither communist nor Marxist. The position of the sun is apparently inspired by the position of the sun in the Pabellon Nacional (the Uruguayan National Flag).
Francisco Gregoric, 29 May 2004
The sun of the Colorado Party flag usually has no face, but both with and without face versions are used.
Although the common ratio for Uruguayan flags is 2:3, sometimes it is possible to see different ratios in Uruguayan political flags.
There is a picture of a flag of the Colorado Party with sun without face, and with a ratio different from 2:3 at the homepage of Alternativa Joven (Young Alternative), a youth movement inside Partido Colorado.
Francisco Gregoric, 20 Jun 2004
This image is based on the drawing that appeared on the official homepage of the Partido Colorado before the 2004 presidential elections. The sun similar to the one of the National Flag, but faceless. It is different from the one that appears on top that was based on the flag that appeared on the homepage of Alternativa Joven.
There could be differences in details of the sun from one flag to another.
Francisco Gregoric, 11 Dec 2004