Liberal Constitutionalist Party
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Constitutionalist Liberal Party
Partido Liberal Constitucionalista |
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| President | Arnoldo Alemán |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Split from | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| Headquarters | Barrio 3-80, Pista de La Resistencia, Managua |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colors | Red |
| Slogan | "Unidos y Organizados el Triunfo es Garantizado!" |
| National Assembly |
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The Constitutionalist Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal Constitucionalista, PLC) is an opposition political party in Nicaragua. At the Nicaraguan general election of 5 November 2006, the party won 25 of 92 seats in the National Assembly. However, the party suffered a devastating loss in the 2011 general election and lost 23 seats in the National Assembly.
The Constitutionalist Liberal Party is the political successor of the Liberal Party, a faction which has existed since Nicaragua became independent during the 1830s. After being defeated by the conservatives in a civil war in the 1850s, the Liberal Party returned to power in 1893 under President José Santos Zelaya, who lost power in 1909.
Under pressure from American troops who had occupied Nicaragua, the Liberals lost power the following year, and remained out of power until 1926 when, following another revolt, they forced the Conservatives into a coalition government. Some factions of the Liberal Party, along with some factions of the Conservative Party, supported Anastasio Somoza Garcia, who gained power in the 1930s, defeating another Liberal faction led by Augusto Sandino, who continued fighting after the 1926 coalition agreement. The Liberals and Conservatives were both marginalized by the Somoza family, who formed the Nationalist Liberal Party, and continued to be out of power when the Somozas were overthrown by the Sandinista National Liberation Front in 1979.
The Liberal Party had by this time split into many groups, many of which supported the United Nicaraguan Opposition which successfully opposed the Sandinistas in the 1990 elections. By the late 1990s, led by Arnoldo Alemán, most of the Liberal groups consolidated to form the Constitutionalist Liberal Party, which was at first known as the Liberal Alliance. In 1996 Alemán won the presidential election and served as president until 2002, while the party won 42 of the 93 seats in the 1996 congressional elections, more than any other party. At the November 2001 elections, the party gained a majority in Congress, winning 47 of 92 seats. The same day, its candidate Enrique Bolaños won the presidential elections.
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