The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Liberal Nicaragüense – ALN) is a political party in Nicaragua. It was started in 2005 by Eduardo Montealegre and other members of the Constitutional Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Constitucionalista – PLC) who opposed former President of the country Arnoldo Alemán's continued control of the PLC even after he had been found guilty of misuse of public funds, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Montealegre also opposed the political alliance, commonly referred to as 'El Pacto', between Alemán as head of the PLC and Daniel Ortega, head of the Sandinist National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional – FSLN).
In addition to bringing in other liberal groups such as the Independent Liberal Party and the New Liberal Party, the ALN formed an alliance with the Conservative Party of Nicaragua (Partido Conservador – PC), a minor party in terms of political strength, but historically an important one. The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance is presently recognized by the nomenclature ALN-PC. The vice-presidential candidate for the ALN-PC was Fabricio Cajina, formerly a member of the FSLN.
The ALN was known as the Liberal Salvation Movement (Spanish: Movimiento de Salvación Liberal - MSL) until 2006. During the election campaign, several more parties joined the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance, including the Nicaraguan Democratic Movement, the Social Conservative Party, and the movement that those parties were formerly part of, the Alliance for the Republic. At the 2006 elections, the ALN-PC candidate Eduardo Montealegre came in second place with 28% of the vote, too far behind the winner, FSLN candidate Daniel Ortega, to qualify for a runoff under the Nicaraguan election system. In the congressional elections, the ALN came in third place, gaining about 23 of the 92 seats.
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Political parties in Nicaragua
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| Parliamentary parties |
- Sandinista National Liberation Front (63)
- Independent Liberal Party (27)
- Constitutionalist Liberal Party (2)
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| Other legal parties |
- Alliance for the Republic
- Alternative for Change
- Central American Unionist Party
- Communist Party of Nicaragua
- Christian Democratic Union
- Christian Unity Movement
- Conservative Party
- Ecologist Green Party of Nicaragua
- Independent Liberal Party for National Unity
- Marxist-Leninist Popular Action Movement
- Nationalist Liberal Party
- New Liberal Party
- Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path
- Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
- Nicaraguan Resistance Party
- Nicaraguan Socialist Party
- Party for Citizen Action
- Popular Conservative Alliance
- Sandinista Renovation Movement
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- Portal:Politics
- List of political parties
- Politics of Nicaragua
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Member parties of international liberal organisations
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Liberal International
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- Andorra: PLA
- Angola: PLD
- Argentina: Recrear*
- Austria: LIF
- Belgium: MR, VLD
- Bulgaria: DPS, NDSV
- Burkina Faso: ADF-RDA*
- Cambodia: PSR
- Canada: Liberal Party
- DR Congo: ANADER
- Costa Rica: PML
- Côte d'Ivoire: RDR
- Croatia: HNS-LD*, HSLS
- Cuba: PLC, PSD, ULC
- Denmark: RV, Venstre
- Equatorial Guinea: UDENA
- Estonia: Reform
- Finland: Keskusta, SFP
- Georgia: RPG*
- Germany: FDP
- Gibraltar: Liberal Party
- Guatemala: MR*, PP*
- Honduras: PLH
- Hungary: SzDSz
- Iceland: FSF
- Indonesia: PD*
- Israel: Shinui
- Italy: ApI*, FdLI*
- Kenya: LDP*
- Kosovo: PLK*
- Latvia: LPP/LC
- Lithuania: LCU
- Luxembourg: DP
- Macedonia: LDP
- Madagascar: MFM*
- Malawi: UDF
- Malaysia: Gerakan*, PKR*
- Mali: PCR*
- Mexico: NA*
- Moldova: PSL
- Mongolia: IZN
- Montenegro: LSCG
- Morocco: AdL*, UC, MP
- Netherlands: D66, VVD
- Nicaragua: ALN*
- Norway: Venstre
- Paraguay: PLRA
- Peru: JN
- Philippines: LP
- Romania: PNL
- Russia: Yabloko
- Senegal: PDS
- Serbia: LS
- Seychelles: SNP*
- Slovakia: ANO
- Slovenia: LDS
- South Africa: DA
- Spain: UM
- Sri Lanka: LP
- Sweden: Cp*, FpL
- Switzerland: FDP.The Liberals
- Taiwan: DPP
- Tanzania: CCW/CUF
- Thailand: DP
- Tunisia: PSL*
- United Kingdom: APNI
- Lib Dems
- Zambia: UNDP*
National groups:
- Brazilian Group*
- German Group
- Israeli Group
- Italian Group*
- Netherlands Group
- Catalan Group
- British Group
* observer
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Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
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- Andorra: LPA
- Austria: LIF
- Belgium: MR, VLD
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: LDS
- Bulgaria: DPS, NSDV
- Croatia: HNS-LD, HSLS, IDS
- Cyprus: ?D
- Czech Republic: ODA
- Denmark: RV, Venstre
- Estonia: Kesk, Reform
- Finland: Keskusta, SFP
- Germany: FDP
- Greece: DI.SY
- Hungary: SzDSz
- Ireland: FF
- Italy: MRE, RAD, PRI, IDV
- Kosovo: PLK
- Latvia: LC
- Lithuania: LCU, LRLS, NS-SL
- Luxembourg: DP
- Macedonia: LPM, LDP
- Moldova: AMN
- Netherlands: D66, VVD
- Norway: Venstre
- Poland: PD
- Romania: PNL
- Russia: Yabloko
- Serbia: LS
- Slovakia: ANO
- Slovenia: LDS
- Spain: CDC, UM
- Sweden: Cp, FpL
- Switzerland: FDP.The Liberals
- United Kingdom: APNI, Lib Dems
Youth organisation: LYMEC
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Liberal South East European Network
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina: LDS
- Bulgaria: DPS, NSDV
- Croatia: HNS-LD, HSLS, IDS
- Hungary: SzDSz
- Kosovo: PLK
- Macedonia: LPM, LDP
- Romania: PNL
- Serbia: LS
- Slovenia: LDS
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Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
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- Cambodia: PSR
- Hong Kong: DP (represented through two individual members)
- Indonesia: PDI-P, PKB**
- Japan: DPJ**
- Malaysia: PGRM
- Mongolia: IZN
- Myanmar: NCUB
- Pakistan: LFP*
- Philippines: LP
- Singapore: SDP
- Sri Lanka: LP
- ROC Taiwan: DPP
- Thailand: DP
*associate member **observer
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Africa Liberal Network
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- Angola: PLD
- Burkina Faso: ADF-RDA
- DR Congo: ANADER
- Côte d'Ivoire: RDR
- Equatorial Guinea: UDENA
- Madagascar: MFM
- Malawi: UDF
- Morocco: MP, UC
- Mozambique: PDD
- Senegal: PDS
- Seychelles: SNP
- South Africa: DA
- Tanzania: CUF, UDP
- Tunisia: PSL
- Zambia: UNDP
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Liberal Network for Latin America
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- Argentina: Recrear, PPG
- Costa Rica: PML
- Guatemala: MR
- Mexico: NA
- Peru: JN
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Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy
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- Comoros: NAC
- Egypt: DFP, FEP, GTP
- Lebanon: NLP, FM
- Morocco: MP, UC
- Sudan: LDP
- Tunisia: PR
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