Nationalist Liberal Party

Nationalist Liberal Party

Partido Liberal Nacionalista
Nationalist Liberal Party Partido Liberal Nacionalista
Abbreviation	PLN
President	Anastasio Somoza García (first); Anastasio Somoza Debayle (last)
Founder	Anastasio Somoza García
Founded	1936
Dissolved	July 20, 1979
Merger of	Democratic Party,; Some Conservatives
Headquarters	Managua
Ideology	Liberalism (nominal); Authoritarianism; National conservatism; Social conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
Colors	Blue
	Politics of Nicaragua; Political parties; Elections;

The Nationalist Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal Nacionalista, PLN) was a political party in Nicaragua.

When Anastasio Somoza García took the power in 1936, the party became also aligned with the United States and other caudillos in the Latin America, like Rafael Trujillo, Oswaldo López Arellano and Fulgencio Batista.

From 1936 to 1979, the office of President of Nicaragua was held by members of the Nationalist Liberal Party. When the 1st phase of the Nicaraguan Revolution was won by the FSLN, the PLN was dissolved by the new government. Many Somozas' loyalists supported or joined Contras rebel groups.

Notable members

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Votes	%	Result
1936	Anastasio Somoza García	112,812	99.83%	Elected Y
1947	Leonardo Argüello Barreto	104,804	61.76%	Elected Y
1950	Anastasio Somoza García	153,297	75.63%	Elected Y
1957	Luis Somoza Debayle	316,998	89.25%	Elected Y
1963	René Schick	408,131	90.48%	Elected Y
1967	Anastasio Somoza Debayle	380,162	70.30%	Elected Y
1974	Anastasio Somoza Debayle	733,662	91.71%	Elected Y

National Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
1936	Anastasio Somoza García	112,812	99.83%	30 / 43	7	1st
1947	Leonardo Argüello Barreto	104,804	61.76%	24 / 43	6	1st
1950	Anastasio Somoza García	153,297	75.63%	28 / 42	4	1st
1957	Luis Somoza Debayle	316,998	89.25%	28 / 42		1st
1963	René Schick	408,131	90.48%	28 / 42		1st
1967	Anastasio Somoza Debayle	380,162	70.30	35 / 52	7	1st
1972		534,171	75.33%	60 / 100	25	1st
1974		733,662	91.71%	42 / 70	18	1st

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Defunct parties	Coast Alliance Coordinadora Democrática Nicaragüense Democratic Party Democratic Party of National Confidence Legitimist Party National Conservative Action National Convergence National Opposition Union (1966) National Opposition Union (1990) National Project Nationalist Liberal Party Popular Social Christian Party Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers Traditional Conservative Party Unity Alliance UNO-96 Alliance
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Notable members

Electoral history

Presidential elections

National Assembly elections

See also