Sobre el principismo y la izquierda: El ejemplo Astori a través de su discurso durante la moderación programática del FA (1989-1994)

Uruguay. Abstract Danilo Astori has often defended his political po-sitions in technical and independent terms, in relation to his own party, Frente Amplio (FA). His political figure is built upon an image of solvency, as someone who un-derstands how the mechanisms that bring forth devel-opment operate, and who can therefore elaborate nec-essary, feasible and rational proposals. The history the Uruguayan political community echoes in Astori’s typical rhetoric. Thus, the ques-tion guiding this article is: can Astori’s political discourse between 1989 and 1994 be understood as part of what we refer to as the docto-principista tradition?