National Union of Ethical Citizens

The National Union of Ethical Citizens (Spanish: Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos, UNACE) is a right-wing populist political party in Paraguay.

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National Union of Ethical Citizens
Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos
PresidentJorge Oviedo Matto
FounderLino Oviedo
FoundedSeptember 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)
Split fromColorado Party
HeadquartersSan Lorenzo
IdeologyNationalism[1]
Conservatism[2]
Right-wing populism[3]
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 80
Senate
1 / 45
Website
www.unace.org.py

History

The party was established in 2002, although its predecessor, the Unión Nacional de Colorados Éticos, was founded in 1996 as a faction within the ruling Colorado party. It first contested national elections in 2003,[4] when it won 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and seven in the Senate, becoming the joint-third largest party. Its candidate in the presidential election, Guillermo Sánchez, finished fourth with 13.9% of the vote.

In January 2008, Lino Oviedo, who was released from prison in September 2007, was nominated unopposed as the party's presidential candidate for the April elections.[5] In the elections the party won 15 seats in the Chamber and nine in the Senate, whilst Oviedo finished third with 22.8% of the vote.

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2003 Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti 208,391 13.90% Lost Red XN
2008 Lino Oviedo 411,034 22.74% Lost Red XN
2013 Lino César Oviedo Sánchez 19,416 0.85% Lost Red XN

Chamber of Deputies elections
Election Votes % Seats +/–
2003 216,803 14.7%
10 / 80
 Increase 10
2008 330,754 18.70%
15 / 80
 Increase 5
2013 147,534 6.58%
2 / 80
 Decrease 13
2018 65,593 2.77%
0 / 80
 Decrease 2

Senate elections
Election Votes % Seats +/–
2003 211,078 14.3%
7 / 45
 Increase 7
2008 336,763 19.20%
9 / 45
 Increase 2
2013 90,640 4.03%
2 / 45
 Decrease 7
2018 49,889 2.12%
1 / 45
 Decrease 1

References
  1. "Paraguay to elect a successor to impeached president Lugo". Gulf Times. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "The last caudillo". The Economist. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. Lambert, Peter (9 August 2012). "The Lightning Impeachment of Paraguay's President Lugo". E-International Relations. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p428 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  5. Once-jailed Paraguayan army chief nominated for opposition run for president" The China Post, 14 January 2008.
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