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| Leader | Manuel Oribe |
| President | Jorge Larrañaga |
| Founded | 19 September 1836 |
| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Official ideology/ political position |
Conservatism,Liberal conservatism Centre-right |
| International affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America (observator) |
| Website | www.partidonacional.com.uy |
The National Party (Partido Nacional in Spanish), also known as the White Party (Partido Blanco), is a major Right-wing liberal conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government.
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History
It was formed on 19 September 1836. Together with the dominant Colorado Party, it is one of the two traditional groupings dating back to the nineteenth century. Manuel Oribe was an early leader.
In the 1930s, the National Party, led by Dr. Luis Alberto de Herrera, was tactically close to President of Uruguay Gabriel Terra, of the Colorado Party (Uruguay).
After 93 years in opposition, the Partido Nacional won the November 30, 1958 elections. The Blancos went on to be reelected in 1962. The member of the National Party who has most recently been President of Uruguay is Luis Alberto Lacalle (1990-1995). Aparicio Méndez, who had been a prominent member of the Partido Nacional before normal political life was suspended in the 1970s, served as President of Uruguay from 1976 to 1981, during the dictatorship.
The Colorado Party has been in power in Uruguay much more often than the National Party.
2004 elections
At the last 2004 national elections, the National Party won 36 seats out of 99 in the Chamber of Deputies and 11 seats out of 31 in the Senate. Its presidential candidate, Jorge Larrañaga, obtained the same day 35.1 % of the valid, popular vote.
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