The Nationalist Republican Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista or ARENA) is a political party of El Salvador. It was founded on 30 September 1981 by Roberto D’Aubuisson and Mercedes Gloria Salguero Gross. ARENA controlled the National Assembly until 1985 and its next leader Alfredo Cristiani was elected to the presidency in 1989. ARENA controlled the presidency from 1989 to 2009. ARENA gained a plurality in the 2012.
