The Independent Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Independiente – PLI) is a Nicaraguan political party separated from Somoza’s Nationalist Liberal Party (PLN) in 1944 and formed in 1947. PLI participated in 1984 election winning 9.6% of vote for President with its candidate Virgilio Godoy. In 1990 it was part of the National Opposition Union -a broad alliance of Sandinista regime opponents- with Virgilio Godoy running as the vice-presidential candidate.
