Constitutionalist Liberal Party

Constitutionalist Liberal Party
Partido Liberal Constitucionalista
PresidentMaría Haydeé Osuna
Founded1968 (1968)
Split fromNationalist Liberal Party
HeadquartersBarrio 3-80, Pista de La Resistencia, Managua
IdeologyConservatism[1]
Neoliberalism[1]
Political positionRight-wing[2][3]
Regional affiliationCenter-Democratic Integration Group
Colors  Red
Slogan"Unidos y Organizados el Triunfo es Garantizado!"
National Assembly
9 / 92
Party flag
Website
www.PLC.org.ni

The Constitutionalist Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal Constitucionalista, PLC) is a 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, losing 23 seats in the National Assembly.

  1. ^ a b Tornhill, Sofie (2010). Capital Visions: The Politics of Transnational Production in Nicaragua. Stockholm: Elander. p. 12. ISBN 978-91-7447-052-9. ISSN 0346-6620. A couple of months after Pirates of the Caribbean II had its Managua premiere, Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (Sandinista National Liberation Front, FSLN) won the Nicaraguan national elections after 16 years in opposition, replacing the neoliberal/conservative government of Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (Liberal Constitutionalist Party, PLC).
  2. ^ Paena, Paola (2014). "The Politics of the diffusion of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America". BWPI Working Paper. 201. University of Manchester: 13. ISBN 978-1-909336-19-3. The Red de Protección Social was finally implemented in 2000 once the loan from the IADB was approved. President Arnoldo Aleman from the Right-wing Constitutionalist Liberal Party implemented the Red de Protección Social, which is well known as a successful CCT programme.
  3. ^ Tomalin, Emma; Sweetman, Caroline (2011). Gender, Faith, and Development. Practical Action Publishing Ltd. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-85339-726-4. The legislation was supported by parliamentarians from the two dominant parties, the right-wing Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), both of which were vying for seats in the election and stood to gain needed support by currying favour with the Catholic Church.

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