National Union of Ethical Citizens

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National Union of Ethical Citizens Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos

President	Jorge Oviedo Matto
Founder	Lino Oviedo
Founded	September 17, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-17)
Split from	Colorado Party
Headquarters	San Lorenzo
Ideology	Nationalism^[1] Conservatism^[2] Right-wing populism^[3]
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 80
Senate	1 / 45
Website
www.unace.org.py
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The National Union of Ethical Citizens (Spanish: Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos, UNACE) is a right-wing populist political party in Paraguay.

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 N
2008	Lino Oviedo	411,034	22.74%	Lost N
2013	Lino César Oviedo Sánchez	19,416	0.85%	Lost N

Chamber of Deputies elections

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

Senate elections

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

References

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

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

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