Grand National Alliance (Dominican Republic)
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The Grand National Alliance , commonly known as the "Alianza Rosada" (Pink Alliance), was a one-time electoral alliance
in the Dominican Republic
. The alliance was led by the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)
and the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)
. It lost the 16 May 2006 legislative elections.
, the PRD (El Partido Blanco - The "White" Party) and the PRSC (El Partido Colorado - The "Reddish"
Party), hence it was referred by its own organizers as the Pink
Alliance (Pink being a combination of red and white).
After the elections, the poor performance of the PRSC party left it out so bad that it had one more chance (the 2008 Dominican Presidential elections
) to keep calling itself a major contemporary political party
. Even its former presidential candidate, Eduardo Estrella, was first ousted (through alleged internal ballot’s bribery) and later left the party before the 2008 elections, on grounds of severe political differences.
After the failed alliance, the PRD and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)
are left as the de facto
major political parties, changing the Dominican Multiple Party system to a Two-Party system
.
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. The alliance was led by the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)
Dominican Revolutionary Party
The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate centrist position, social democratic in name. The party's distinctive color is white....
and the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)
Social Christian Reformist Party
The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...
. It lost the 16 May 2006 legislative elections.
Outcome
The electoral alliance was led by then mayor political partiesPolitical party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, the PRD (El Partido Blanco - The "White" Party) and the PRSC (El Partido Colorado - The "Reddish"
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
Party), hence it was referred by its own organizers as the Pink
Pink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
Alliance (Pink being a combination of red and white).
After the elections, the poor performance of the PRSC party left it out so bad that it had one more chance (the 2008 Dominican Presidential elections
Dominican Republic presidential election, 2008
A presidential election was held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008.A poll from late October 2007 gave the incumbent Leonel Fernández of the centre-right Dominican Liberation Party 42%, construction tycoon Miguel Vargas Maldonado of the centre-left Dominican Revolutionary Party 30% and Amable...
) to keep calling itself a major contemporary political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
. Even its former presidential candidate, Eduardo Estrella, was first ousted (through alleged internal ballot’s bribery) and later left the party before the 2008 elections, on grounds of severe political differences.
After the failed alliance, the PRD and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)
Dominican Liberation Party
The Dominican Liberation Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic, and has a centrist position.The party has been elected into office thrice now with Leonel Fernández as President of the Dominican Republic in the 1996, 2004 and 2008 elections, though losing in 2000...
are left as the de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
major political parties, changing the Dominican Multiple Party system to a Two-Party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
.