Nationalist Republican Alliance
The leading party of the right in El Salvador is the National Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista, ARENA). It was founded on 30 September 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson. ARENA controlled the National Assembly until 1985, and its next leader Alfredo Cristiani, was elected to the presidency in 1989. ARENA controlled the presidency from 1989 to 2009. ARENA gained a plurality in the 2012.
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