People's Alliance

People's Alliance

The People's Alliance is the English name of several political parties in various nations.

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The People's Alliance (in Spanish Alianza Popular) was a conservative political party in Spain, formed by a group of General Franco's partisans after his death and consequent restoration of democracy. Led by Manuel Fraga, a former minister under Franco, the Alliance was the main opposition party to the Socialist government in the mid-1980s, but was generally viewed as too reactionary to win a presidential election. Said circumstance led in the late 1980s to the refoundation of the party as the People's Party (in Spanish Partido Popular), with the addition of several small Christian democratic parties and the remnants of the Democratic Center Union.

Belgium

In the 1990s, the People's Alliance (in Dutch Volksunie) was the name of a Belgian political party. Around 2001, it split up into the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie and Spirit parties.
* "See also:" Volksunie

Iceland

The People's Alliance (In _is. Alþýðubandalagið) was an electoral alliance in Iceland from 1956 to 1968 and a political party from 1968 to 1998.

India

The People's Alliance is a political front of minor political parties in Tamil Nadu. This front was basically formed by groups who were dissatisfied that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had put National Democratic Alliance (India) (NDA) aside in Tamil Nadu and instead had launched a pure BJP-AIADMK front ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

Malaysia

On April 1st, 2008, the leaders of Malaysian opposition parties PKR, DAP and PAS have announced the new official alliance of Pakatan Rakyat. Pakatan Rakyat is to be led collectively by the three parties, would uphold the rights and interests of all Malaysians. The state governments of Kelantan, Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor will also be known as Pakatan Rakyat state governments. Together the three parties also won 82 of the 222 parliamentary seats at stake during the 2008 12th general elections. [ [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/2/nation/20818051&sec=nation PKR, DAP and PAS to consolidate ties with coalition ] ]

ri Lanka

The People's Alliance is a political front led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

United Kingdom

The Peoples Alliance (sic) is the name of a short-lived political party in the United Kingdom founded in 2003 which was subsequently re-formed as the New Party

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