National Party (Uruguay)

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The National Party (Spanish: Partido Nacional, PN) also known as the White Party (Spanish: Partido Blanco), is a major political party in Uruguay. Founded in 1836 by General Manuel Oribe, it is one of the country's oldest active political parties along with the Colorado Party, their origin dates back to the establishment of Uruguay as an independent state. Positioned on the centre-right of the political spectrum, the National Party is ideologically liberal, nationalist, Pan-Americanist and humanist. Considering the interim co-government of the Gobierno del Cerrito headed by Manuel Oribe, and the Defense Government from Montevideo led by the Colorado Joaquín Suarez, in the middle of the Uruguayan Civil War, and with the exception of the administration of Luis Lacalle Pou, the PN has ruled the country for 35 years interruptedly throughout its history. The party has a long tradition of being in the political opposition during the 19th and 20th centuries, against its traditional adversary...

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