Nationalist Republican Alliance
The Nationalist Republican Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista or ARENA) is a right-wing political party in El Salvador. It was founded in the 1980s by Roberto d'Aubuisson.
President Francisco Flores (1999–2004) was an arenista, as were his two predecessors.
ARENA's successful candidate in El Salvador's 2004 presidential election was Tony Saca. On March 21 2004, Saca defeated Schafik Handal, the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, by a margin of 58 percent to 36 percent.
He was sworn in as president the following June 1.
