The National Alliance (''"Alianza Nacional"'') is a sector of the

National Party (Uruguay) The National Party ( es, Partido Nacional, PN), also known as the White Party ( es, Partido Blanco), is a major political party in Uruguay. It was founded in 1836 by Manuel Oribe, making it the country's oldest active political party, and toget ...

Leadership

The Alliance's first leader was its founder

Jorge Larrañaga Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga (8 August 1956 – 22 May 2021) was an Uruguayan politician of the National Party (PN) who was Minister of the Interior from 1 March 2020 until his death. He also previously served as Intendant of Paysandú ...

, who ran for

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in 2004. Larrañaga was beaten by

Tabaré Vázquez Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (; ''Vázquez Rosas'' locally ; 17 January 19406 December 2020) was a Uruguayan politician who served as the 41st president of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020. He previously served from 2005 to 2010 as the 39th presiden ...

of the Broad Front. After Larrañaga's death 2021, Senator

Carlos Camy Carlos Daniel Camy Antognazza (born 9 September 1970) is a Uruguayan politician of the National Party (PN). Education He studied Business Administration in the School of Commerce and Law in the University of the Republic. Political career H ...

was made the faction's new leader. The ideologies of the sector are

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and

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Prominent members

Other prominent figures within the National Alliance sector include the following: Sergio Abreu current

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and former minister of Industry; current senators Eber da Rosa, Carlos Moreira, Ana Lía Piñeyrúa, Verónica Alonso, Jorge Gandini, Pablo Abdala, Pablo Iturralde; as well as governors Bertil Bentos, Guillermo Besozzi, Sergio Botana, Omar Lafluf, Adriana Peña, Dardo Sánchez, Wilson Ezquerra, and Walter Zimmer; and former

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

Ruperto Long and others.

2004 primaries

Primary elections were held in 2004. The Alianza Nacional took the first positions inside the party.

Leadership

Prominent members

2004 primaries

References

See also