Not to be confused with the National Republican Alliance.
Nationalist Republican Alliance
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista
Abbreviation
ARENA
President
Carlos García Saade[1]
Founder
Roberto D'Aubuisson
Founded
30 September 1981
Registered
4 December 1981
Headquarters
Prolongación Calle Arce, entre 45 y 47 av N. #2429. Col. Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador
Youth wing
Nationalist Republican Youth
Membership (2019)
127,543[2]
Ideology
Conservatism[3][4]
Nationalism[5]
Anti-communism[6]
Economic liberalism[7]
Political position
Center-right[8][9] to right-wing[10][11][12][13][14] Historical: Far-right[15]
Regional affiliation
Union of Latin American Parties[16]
International affiliation
International Democrat Union
Colors
Blue
White
Red
Slogan
Peace, progress and freedom
(Spanish: «Paz, progreso y libertad»)
Anthem
Marcha de ARENA
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
11 / 84
Municipalities
26 / 262
Seats in PARLACEN
3 / 20
Party flag
Website
https://arena.org.sv
Politics of El Salvador
Political parties
Elections
The Nationalist Republican Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista, abbreviated ARENA) is a conservative,[7] center-right[8][9] to right-wing[11][12][13][14] political party of El Salvador. It was founded on 30 September 1981 by retired Salvadoran Army Major Roberto D'Aubuisson. It defines itself as a political institution constituted to defend the democratic, republican, and representative system of government, the social market economy system and nationalism.
ARENA controlled the National Assembly of El Salvador until 1985, and its party leader Alfredo Cristiani was elected to the presidency in 1989. ARENA controlled the presidency from 1989 until 2009. The party gained a plurality in the Legislative Assembly in 2012.
^"Político Salvadoreño Descarta Eventual Alianza Entre ARENA y FMLN Para Derrotar a Bukele" [Salvadoran Politician Dismisses Eventual Alliance between ARENA and FMLN to Defeat Bukele]. El País (in Spanish). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^Velásquez, Eugenia (29 August 2019). "Padrón de Afiliados de ARENA Bajaría de 127,543 a 60,000" [Register of ARENA Affiliates Could Drop from 127,543 to 60,000]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000), "Conclusion", Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America, JHU Press, p. 286, ISBN 9780801863868
^Bounds, Andrew (2001), "El Salvador: History", South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002, Routledge, p. 384, ISBN 9781857431216
^Van Der Lijn, Jair (2006), Walking the Tightrope: Do UN peacekeeping operations actually contribute to durable peace?, Rozenberg Publishers, p. 252, ISBN 9036100372
^Middlebrook, Kevin J. (2000), "Introduction", Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America, JHU Press, p. 26, ISBN 9780801863868
^ ab"El Salvador's presidential election: A nation divided", The Economist, 12 March 2009
^ ab"El Salvador, Prizing Water Over Gold, Bans All Metal Mining". New York Times. 29 March 2017. the center-right Arena party
^ ab"Candidate of Palestine origin wins Salvador presidency". Middle East Monitor. 4 February 2019. the center-right Nationalist Republican Alliance
^Haggerty 1990, p. 44.
^ abBeetham, David (2002), "El Salvador", The State of Democracy, Kluwer Law International, p. 27, ISBN 9789041119315
^ abWood, Elisabeth J. (2000), "Civil War and the Transformation of Elite Representation in El Salvador", Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America, JHU Press, p. 243, ISBN 9780801863868
^ ab"El Salvador", The Europa World Year Book 2008, Taylor & Francis, p. 1649, 2008
^ abAtkins, Stephen E. (2004), "ARENA", Encyclopedia of Modern Worldwide Extremists and Extremist Groups, Greenwood Press, p. 24, ISBN 9780313324857
^Central Intelligence Agency 2013, p. 5.
^"Partidos Miembros". Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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