National Salvation Movement

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The National Salvation Movement (Spanish: Movimiento de Salvación Nacional, MSN) is a Colombian far-right political party founded in 1990 by Álvaro Gómez Hurtado. Originally established by dissident members of the Colombian Conservative Party, the party emerged as a conservative alternative to the traditional party leadership and became one of Colombia's most prominent minor political movements during the 1990s. In the 1990 presidential election, Gómez finished second, outperforming the official Conservative Party candidate. The party subsequently maintained representation in both the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives. Despite its defeat in the election, the party achieved its greatest political success in the election to the 1991 National Constituent Assembly, which was tasked with drafting a new constitution for Colombia, where it won 11 seats. The election, held in December 1990, took place under exceptional political circumstances amid a broader process of constitutional...

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