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Unity Alliance

The Unity Alliance ( - AU) was a Nicaraguan electoral alliance of three center left and right parties in the Nicaraguan 1996 elections. Members of the coalition were: *Social Christian Party (PSC) *Social Democratic Party (PSD) *Revolutionary Unity Movement (MUR) The presidential candidate of the Unity Alliance was Alejandro Serrano Caldera who pulled 5,207 out of 1,773,401 valid votes. In the legislative election they received 0.82% of the vote, which resulted in 1 seat.

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The Unity Alliance ( - AU) was a Nicaraguan electoral alliance of three center left and right parties in the Nicaraguan 1996 elections. Members of the coalition were: *Social Christian Party (PSC) *Social Democratic Party (PSD) *Revolutionary Unity Movement (MUR) The presidential candidate of the Unity Alliance was Alejandro Serrano Caldera who pulled 5,207 out of 1,773,401 valid votes. In the legislative election they received 0.82% of the vote, which resulted in 1 seat.

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