The National Union of Ethical Citizens ( es, Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos, UNACE) is a
right-wing populist
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political party
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in
Paraguay
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.
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
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,
[ Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p428 ] 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
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, finished fourth with 13.9% of the vote.
In January 2008,
Lino Oviedo
Lino César Oviedo Silva (23 September 1943 – 2 February 2013) was the leader of the National Union of Ethical Citizens, which split from the Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado Party in 2002.
Life and work
Early career
Oviedo was born in po ...
, who was released from prison in September 2007, was nominated unopposed as the party's presidential candidate for the
April elections.
Once-jailed Paraguayan army chief nominated for opposition run for president"
The China Post, 14 January 2008. 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
Chamber of Deputies elections
Senate elections
References
External links
Official website
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Paraguayan nationalism
Political parties established in 2002
Political parties in Paraguay
2002 establishments in Paraguay