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National Party

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noun

  1. (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties

  2. Former name: National Country Party.  (in Australia) a political party drawing its main support from rural areas

  3. (in South Africa) a political party composed mainly of centre-to-right-wing Afrikaners, which ruled from 1948 until the country's first multiracial elections in 1994: renamed the New National Party (NNP) in 1999 See also Progressive Federal Party United Party

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Both her Libre Party and Nasralla's Liberal Party are calling for a "vote-by-vote" recount, which Asfura's National Party rejects.

From Barron's

The National Party has denied wrongdoing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Irrespective of whether the National Party go on to victory, one of their key figures is already celebrating.

From BBC

However, he does still have his supporters, particularly in the National Party.

From BBC

Hernández first ran for president of Honduras, a country of 10 million people, in 2013 as the candidate for the conservative National Party.

From BBC