National Party (Uruguay)

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Partido Nacional National Party




Leader	Jorge Larrañaga

Founded	1839
Headquarters	Montevideo, Uruguay

Political ideology	Conservatism
International affiliation	Christian Democrat Organization of America

Website	www.partidonacional.com.uy

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The National Party (Partido Nacional in Spanish), also known as the White Party (Partido Blanco), is a major liberal conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government. Together with the Colorado Party, it is one of the two traditional groupings dating back to the nineteenth century.

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.

The member of the National Party who has most recently been President of Uruguay is Luis Alberto Lacalle (1990-1995). The Colorado Party has been in power in Uruguay much more often than the National Party.