Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence (

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: ''Plan Progreso para Bolivia–Convergencia Nacional'';

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: PPB-CN) was a coalition that was

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's largest national opposition

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following the 2009 general elections. PPB-CN is a Bolivian

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of the

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formed in advance of the 2009 elections. The alliance was created at a meeting in La Paz's Zona Sur on 4 September 2009 by

New Republican Force The New Republican Force (Spanish: ''Nueva Fuerza Republicana'', NFR) is a center-right political party in Bolivia. It is mainly based in the department of Cochabamba. History The NFR was founded in 1995. After the Assembly for the Sovereignty of ...

represented by

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, Plan Progress for Bolivia (''Plan Progreso para Bolivia''; PPB), represented by José Luis Paredes, the former prefect of La Paz department; Autonomy for Bolivia (''Autonomía Para Bolivia''; APB) led by Luis Alberto Serrate Middagh; Peoples Party (''Partido Popular''; PP) led by Pablo Nicolás Camacho Bedregal; and the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (''Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario''; MNR), led by Guillermo Bedregal Gutiérrez. However, the alliance did not continue to function in Bolivia's 2014 elections, and several of its elected senators stated in late 2013 that its role is ending.Aguilar, Ricardo. “Convergencia Nacional Sucumbe Al Calor Del Fuego Preelectoral.” La Razón. November 22, 2013. http://la-razon.com/nacional/Convergencia-Nacional-sucumbe-calor-preelectoral_0_1948005249.html. In the 2009 election, its presidential candidate was

, former head of the

, and former prefect of

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and former mayor of

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. Other leading figures included

Leopoldo Fernández Leopoldo Fernández Ferreira (born 22 May 1952) is a Bolivian politician. A member of Social and Democratic Power (PODEMOS) Fernández was Prefect (Governor) of the northern Bolivian department of Pando from 2006 to 2008. Fernández was the f ...

, the jailed former prefect of

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who was its vice-presidential candidate; and Germán Antelo, who headed its Senatorial list in Santa Cruz Department. The party placed second in the presidential contest of 2009, with the Reyes Villa-Fernández ticket winning 1.212.795 votes (26,46% of valid votes cast). The party became the second largest force in the

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with 37 (out of 130) deputies and 10 (out of 36) senators.

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