Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
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The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Liberal Nicaragüense – ALN) 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 is Fabricio Cajina, formerly a member of the FSLN.
As the presidential campaign for the November elections has progressed, support for the ALN-PC has varied. According to a poll [1], the ALN-PC trails the FSLN , while the MRS is in third place. The ALN was known as the Liberal Salvation Movement (Spanish: Movimiento de Salvación Liberal - MSL) until 2006. At the elections, the FSLN won, while the ALN-PC candidate Eduardo Montealegre came in second place. The PLC candidate was not far behind in third place, while the MRS came in fourth place, very far behind the other three major parties.
