Nationalist Union of the People
The Nationalist Union of the People (Spanish: Unión Nacionalista del Pueblo, UNP) was a right-wing, pro-military electoral political alliance in Bolivia.
The UNP was formed in January 1978 by
the Bolivian Socialist Falange, FSB (right-wing pro-military faction led by Gastón Moreira Ostria);
the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, MNR (pro-military faction led by Rubén Julio Castro);
the Authentic Revolutionary Party, PRA (pro-military faction led by Jorge Ríos Gamarra);
the Committee of National Unity, CUN;
the Popular Christian Movement, MPC;
the Liberal Party, PL;
the Barrientista National Union, UNB;
the Republican Socialist Unity Party, PURS
and the Social Christian Party, PSC.
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It presented as its presidential candidate Juan Pereda Asbún (independent) and Alfredo Franco Guachalla (MNR), as vice-presidential candidate. [2]