UNAMOS
Democratic Renewal Union Unión Democrática Renovadora | |
|---|---|
| President | Suyén Barahona Cuan |
| Founded | 18 May 1995 |
| Split from | FSLN |
| Headquarters | Managua |
| Ideology | Sandinismo Left-wing nationalism Social democracy Anti-Ortega |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 92 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| https://unamosnic.org/ | |
UNAMOS, the Democratic Renewal Union (Spanish: Unión Democrática Renovadora), formerly the Sandinista Renovation Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Renovador Sandinista), is a Nicaraguan political party founded in 1995. It defines itself as a democratic and progressive party, made of people of all genders, that promotes the construction of a Nicaragua with opportunities, progress, solidarity, democracy, and sovereignty.
Among its founders were prominent militants of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) who separated from the political party because of disagreements with the leadership under Daniel Ortega. These include former vice president Sergio Ramírez, who served as the first president of the MRS, Dora María Téllez, Luis Carrión Cruz, Luis Felipe Pérez Caldera, Leonor Arguello, Reynaldo Antonio Téfel, and Herty Lewites, who was the presidential candidate of the MRS until his sudden death four months prior to the election.
In 2016 the MRS joined the Progressive Alliance, an international organization of labor, social democrats, left parties, organisations and movements from around the world.
The MRS renamed itself Unión Democrática Renovadora (Unamos) in 2021.