The Coordinadora Democrática Nicaragüense (''Democratic Coordinating Committee'', CDN) was a coalition of three right-wing Nicaraguan parties which boycotted the
1984 Nicaraguan general election
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 4 November 1984, to elect a president and parliament. Approximately 1.2 million Nicaraguans voted, representing a 75% turnout, with 94% of eligible voters registered. Impartial observers from internati ...
. The parties were the
Social Christians
The Social Christians ( it, Cristiano Sociali) are a Christian social-democratic faction within the Democratic Party, a political party in Italy. Before that, they were a party (1993–1998) and a faction of the Democrats of the Left (1998–2 ...
, the (right-wing)
Social Democrats
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, and the
Constitutional Liberal Party
The Constitutionalist Liberal Party ( es, 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 pa ...
.
[Smith, Hazel. Nicaragua: self-determination and survival. London : Pluto Press. 1993. Pp. 149.]
See also
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National Opposition Union
National Opposition Union ( es, Unión Nacional Opositora, UNO) was a Nicaraguan wide-range coalition of opposition parties formed to oppose president Daniel Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in the 1990 election. Its can ...
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Arturo Cruz
Arturo José Cruz Porras (December 18, 1923 – July 9, 2013), sometimes called Arturo Cruz Sr. to distinguish him from his son, was a Nicaraguan banker and technocrat. He became prominent in politics during the Sandinista (FSLN) era. After repeate ...
References
Defunct political parties in Nicaragua
Political party alliances in Nicaragua
1984 in Nicaragua
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