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This article lists political parties in Nicaragua.
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This article lists political parties in Nicaragua.
Historically, Nicaragua had a two-party system, with varying two dominant political parties. The 2006 general election could have marked the end of the bipartite scheme, as the anti-Sandinista forces split into two major political alliances: the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC). [1]
Three parties and alliances currently hold seats in the National Assembly:
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Founded | Deputies | PARLACEN | ||
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 | Sandinista National Liberation Front Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional | FSLN | Sandinismo | 1961 | 75 / 92 | 15 / 20 | |
 | Constitutionalist Liberal Party Partido Liberal Constitucionalista | PLC | Liberalism | 1968 | 9 / 92 | 2 / 20 | |
 | Independent Liberal Party Partido Liberal Independiente | PLI | Liberalism | 1944 | 2 / 92 | 1 / 20 | |
 | Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance Alianza Liberal Nicaragüense | ALN | Conservative liberalism | 2005 | 1 / 92 | 1 / 20 | |
 | Alliance for the Republic Alianza por la República | APRE | Liberal conservativism | 2004 | 1 / 92 | 1 / 20 | |
| Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path Partido Camino Cristiano Nicaragüense | CCN | Christian fundamentalism | 1996 | 1 / 92 | 0 / 20 | ||
| Yapti Tasba Masraka Nanih Aslatakanka Hijos de la Madre Tierra Sons of Mother Earth | YATAMA | Indigenism | 1990 | 1 / 92 | 0 / 20 | ||
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Nicaragua is a nation in Central America. It is located about midway between Mexico and Colombia, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. Nicaragua ranges from the Caribbean Sea on the nation's east coast, and the Pacific Ocean bordering the west. Nicaragua also possesses a series of islands and cays located in the Caribbean Sea.
The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a left-wing political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto César Sandino, who led the Nicaraguan resistance against the United States occupation of Nicaragua in the 1930s.
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The Social Conservative Party is a right-wing conservative Nicaraguan political party founded by its leader Fernando Agüero in 1988. The PSC received legal status in 1989 and participated in the 1990 elections as an independent party. Fernando Agüero was the conservative presidential candidate of the 1966 National Opposition Union (UNO) against the Somoza regime. In a UNO political rally in support of the candidacy of Agüero in Managua on January 22, 1967, the National Guard killed hundreds of oppositors.
The Democratic Party of National Confidence was a Nicaraguan political party founded by Agustín Jarquín and Adán Fletes after a split from Social Christian Party (PSC) in 1986. The PDCN received legal status on appeal in 1989. It was part of the National Opposition Union (UNO) coalition in 1990 and had 5 seats in the National Assembly. Jarquín was the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) vice-presidential candidate in the 2001 elections. In 1992 the PDCN and the Popular Social Christian Party (PPSC) formed the Christian Democratic Union (UDC).
The National Action Party is a right-wing Nicaraguan political party founded by Eduardo Rivas Gasteazoro in 1985 as a split from the Social Christian Party (PSC) in 1985. The PAN received legal status on appeal in 1989. PAN was part of the National Opposition Union (UNO) coalition and won 3 seats in the National Assembly in 1990.
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The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to Nicaragua.
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