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| Nationalist Republican Alliance Alianza Republicana Nacionalista |
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| Leader | Alfredo Cristiani |
| Founded | 30 September 1981 |
| Headquarters | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Ideology | Conservatism[1][2][3] |
| Political position | Right-wing[4][5] (formerly extreme right)[6][7][8][9] |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Regional affiliation | Union of Latin American Parties |
| Official colours | Blue, white and red |
| PARLACEN group | Central American Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in the Legislative Assembly |
33 / 84
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| Website | |
| www.arena.com.sv | |
| Politics of El Salvador Political parties Elections |
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The Nationalist Republican Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista or ARENA) is a right-wing political party in El Salvador. It was founded on 30 September 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time. It was the ruling party under the presidency of Alfredo Cristiani during the Salvadoran Civil War. ARENA controlled the presidency continuously from 1989 until losing the 2009 presidential election. However it gained a plurality in the Legislative Assembly 2012 election.
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History
Main article: Roberto D'Aubuisson
ARENA was founded shortly following the assassination of Óscar Romero in 1980; its founder is generally considered responsible for Romero's killing, but died before he could be charged.
The party arose in response to the insurgency of the Frente Farabundo Martí for the National Liberation, FMLN, of communist ideology, which tried, through arms, to demote the government and to install a state regime inspired by the governments of revolutionary Cuba and Sandinista Nicaragua.[citation needed].
By its strong anti-communist line, ARENA had the support of some members of the Republican Party of the United States, like the ex- American senator Jesse Helms, who supported Roberto D'Aubuisson in the process of development of the party. The ideology the party affirms to believe in is a system of democratic and representative government, emphasizing individual rights, the family as the nucleus of society and the respect for private property.
In February 2007, three ARENA politicians were murdered in Guatemala, including Eduardo D'Aubuisson, the son of party founder Roberto D'Aubuisson.
In 2009, ARENA took out a full-page ad in a Salvadorean newspaper calling on President Mauricio Funes to recognise the interim Honduran government of Roberto Micheletti installed after the military had expelled President Manuel Zelaya.[10]
Structure
ARENA is divided into eight sectors: Agricultural, Professional, Femenine, Youth, Workers, Peasants, Private Enterprise, and Expats.[original research?]
The highest authority of the party ARENA is the Comité Ejecutivo Nacionalista (COENA, "Nationalist Executive Committee"), which consists of 13 members. The members must be re-elected annually through the General Assembly of ARENA members.[original research?]
In addition to the COENA, there are 14 Directors-in-Chief, one for each department and departamental councils called "Juntas Directivas Conjuntas" to coordinate political work in their respective department. In each department, a director is chosen who works with a specific member of COENA. The director's role is to organize and co-ordinate electoral campaigns and help the councils form party structures in the municipalities of their departments.[original research?]
Electoral record
At the legislative elections, held on 16 March 2003, the party won 32.0% of the popular vote and 27 out of 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly. ARENA's successful candidate in El Salvador's 2004 presidential election was Antonio Saca. On 21 March 2004, Saca defeated Schafik Handal, the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, by a margin of 58% to 36% with 70% turnout. He was sworn in as president the following 1 June.
In the 12 March 2006 legislative election, the party won 39.4% of the popular vote and 32 out of 84 seats. At the January 18, 2009 legislative elections, the party received 38.55% of the vote, and again won 32 of the 84 seats.
On 15 March 2009, ARENA candidate Rodrigo Ávila lost the presidential election to Mauricio Funes of the FMLN. After elections, the party president was changed to Alfredo Cristiani.[citation needed]
ARENA Presidents of El Salvador
- Alfredo Cristiani (1989–1994)
- Armando Calderón Sol (1994–1999)
- Francisco Flores Pérez (1999–2004)
- Antonio Saca (2004–2009)
References
- ^ "El Salvador's presidential election: A nation divided", The Economist, 12 March 2009, http://www.economist.com/node/13278233
- ^ Van Der Lijn, Jair (2006), Walking the Tightrope: Do UN peacekeeping operations actually contribute to durable peace?, Rozenberg Publishers, p. 252, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WSKD1qsFBg8C&pg=PA252&dq=arena+el+salvador+conservative&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hVFeT_rnNI-KhQf-vP2oBA&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=arena%20el%20salvador%20conservative&f=false
- ^ Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000), "Conclusion", Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America (JHU Press): p. 286, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LemGCOnDu6sC&pg=PA173&dq=conservative+Arena+party&hl=en&sa=X&ei=31ReT6TcLcLNhAfz9PyoBA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Arena%20el%20salvador%20conservative&f=false
- ^ Bounds, Andrew (2001), "El Salvador: History", South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002 (Routledge): p. 384, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=o9ODxqsr-dIC&pg=PA384&dq=arena+el+salvador+right+wing&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KFFeT_zDBMazhAec8umoBA&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=arena%20el%20salvador%20right%20wing&f=false
- ^ Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000), "Introduction", Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America (JHU Press): p. 26, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LemGCOnDu6sC&pg=PA173&dq=conservative+Arena+party&hl=en&sa=X&ei=31ReT6TcLcLNhAfz9PyoBA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Arena%20el%20salvador%20right%20wing&f=false
- ^ Beetham, David (2002), "El Salvador", The State of Democracy (Kluwer Law International): p. 27, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=03AOOIh93gIC&pg=PR11&dq=arena+el+salvador+party+right+wing&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HlteT_jTCcfLhAeesNmoBA&ved=0CGIQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=arena%20el%20salvador%20party%20right%20wing&f=false
- ^ Wood, Elisabeth J. (2000), "Civil War and the Transformation of Elite Representation in El Salvador", Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America (JHU Press): p. 243, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LemGCOnDu6sC&pg=PA173&dq=conservative+Arena+party&hl=en&sa=X&ei=31ReT6TcLcLNhAfz9PyoBA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Arena%20el%20salvador%20right%20wing&f=false
- ^ "El Salvador", The Europa World Year Book 2008 (Taylor & Francis): p. 1649, 2008
- ^ Atkins, Stephen E. (2004), "ARENA", Encyclopedia of Modern Worldwide Extremists and Extremist Groups (Greenwood Press): p. 24, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b8k4rEPvq_8C&pg=PA24&dq=extreme+right-wing+Alianza+Republicana+Nacionalista+%28ARENA%29&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-FJeT573EsqChQehpoCpBA&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=extreme%20right-wing%20Alianza%20Republicana%20Nacionalista%20%28ARENA%29&f=false
- ^ CounterPunch, 22 July 2009, Back to the Future? Return to El Salvador
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- Youth wing website (Spanish)
- Rodrigo Ávila's website (Spanish)
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