This article gives an overview of liberalism in

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

. It is limited to

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

parties A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. For inclusion in this scheme it is not necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Introduction

The liberal character of the right-wing

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 ...

(''Partido Liberal Constitucionalista'', former member LI) is disputable.

Liberal parties

Timeline

*1838: The

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

(''Partido Democrático'') was founded. *1893: PD was renamed to Liberal Party (''Partido Liberal''). *1936: PL merged into the authoritarian conservative ⇒

Nationalist Liberal Party The Nationalist Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Nacionalista, PLN) was a political party in Nicaragua. When Anastasio Somoza García took power in 1936, the party aligned itself with the United States and other caudillos in Latin America, li ...

. *1944: Dissidents of the PLN formed the Independent Liberal Party (''Partido Liberal Independiente''). *1968: Another dissident faction of PLN formed the Constitutionalist Liberal Movement (''Movimiento Liberal Constitucionalista'') which was later renamed to Constitutionalist Liberal Party (''Partido Liberal Constitucionalista''). *1984: The

Independent Liberal Party for National Unity The Independent Liberal Party for National Unity (Partido Liberal Independiente por la Unidad Nacional) (PLIUN) is a Nicaraguan centre-right party that split from the Independent Liberal Party in 1984 as a consequence of PLI's decision to particip ...

(''Partido Liberal Independiente por la Unidad Nacional'') split from PLI. *1986: The

Neoliberal Party The Neoliberal Party (''Partido Neo-Liberal'' - PALI) is a Nicaraguan neoliberal right-wing political party that split from the Independent Liberal Party (PLI) in 1986. PALI received legal status on appeal in 1989. In 2006, PLIUN was part of the ...

(''Partido Neo-Liberal'') split from PLI. *2004: Liberal dissidents of PLC and ⇒ PC formed the Alliance for the Republic (''Alianza por la República''). *2005: A PLC faction formed the Liberal Salvation Movement (''Movimiento de Salvación Liberal''). *2006: MSL was renamed to Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (''Alianza Liberal Nicaragüense''). *2016: Liberal activists from PLC and PLI formed the Citizens for Freedom (''Ciudadanos por la Libertad'').

Introduction

Liberal parties

Timeline

See also