The National Alliance is a sector of the National Party (Uruguay)

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Leadership

Its leader is Jorge Larrañaga

Jorge Larrañaga

Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga is a Uruguayan politician. He is a senator and was Intendant of Paysandú . He was the presidential candidate of the National Party in 2004.-Background:...

, who ran for President of Uruguay

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 in 2004. Larrañaga was beaten by Tabaré Vázquez

Tabaré Vázquez

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 of the Broad Front

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Prominent members

Other prominent figures within the National Alliance sector include the following:

Sergio Abreu current senator

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 and former minister of Industry; current senators

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 Eber da Rosa, Carlos Moreira; former Senator

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 Ruperto Long and others.

2004 primaries

Primary elections were held in 2004. The Alianza Nacional took the first positions inside the party.

See also

• Politics of Uruguay
  Politics of Uruguay
  The Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and Legislative power is vested in the two...