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On the eve of the [[2023 Paraguayan general election|2023 general election]], the Cubas party participated in the creation of the [[Concertación (Paraguay)|Concertación]] coalition,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opositores fijan comicios para elegir chapa presidencial |url=https://www.ultimahora.com/opositores-firman-preacuerdo-y-fijan-comicios-elegir-chapa-presidencial-n2997757.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=ultimahora.com |language=es-ES}}</ref> but soon left it before the election of a single opposition candidate, deciding to participate in the elections independently.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cubas inscribe su chapa tras salir de la Concertación |url=https://www.ultimahora.com/paraguayo-cubas-inscribe-su-chapa-presidencial-salir-la-concertacion-n3018599.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=ultimahora.com |language=es-ES}}</ref> In the 2023 elections, party leader Paraguayo Cubas is considered an outsider or [[spoiler candidate]] for the [[Concertación (Paraguay)|Concertación]]. However, he gains support among the anti-systemic electorate, advocating the death penalty for corruption.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Elections in Latin America: A Preview |url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/2023-elections-latin-america-preview |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=AS/COA |language=en}}</ref>
On the eve of the [[2023 Paraguayan general election|2023 general election]], the Cubas party participated in the creation of the [[Concertación (Paraguay)|Concertación]] coalition,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opositores fijan comicios para elegir chapa presidencial |url=https://www.ultimahora.com/opositores-firman-preacuerdo-y-fijan-comicios-elegir-chapa-presidencial-n2997757.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=ultimahora.com |language=es-ES}}</ref> but soon left it before the election of a single opposition candidate, deciding to participate in the elections independently.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cubas inscribe su chapa tras salir de la Concertación |url=https://www.ultimahora.com/paraguayo-cubas-inscribe-su-chapa-presidencial-salir-la-concertacion-n3018599.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=ultimahora.com |language=es-ES}}</ref> In the 2023 elections, party leader Paraguayo Cubas is considered an outsider or [[spoiler candidate]] for the [[Concertación (Paraguay)|Concertación]]. However, he gains support among the anti-systemic electorate, advocating the death penalty for corruption.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Elections in Latin America: A Preview |url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/2023-elections-latin-america-preview |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=AS/COA |language=en}}</ref>


In the general election, despite Cubas losing the presidential election (winnning almost 23% of the vote), the party became the 3rd largest political force in both chambers, winning 4 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay|Chamber of Deputies]] and 5 seats in the [[Senate of Paraguay|Senate]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[La Nación (Paraguay)]]|title=El Partido Colorado tendrá 49 representantes en Cámara de Diputados|date=30 April 2023|url=https://www.lanacion.com.py/politica/2023/04/30/el-partido-colorado-tendra-47-representantes-en-camara-de-diputados/|language=es}}</ref> Among the Senators-elect are Cubas's wife Yolanda Paredes and [[plastic artist]] Rafael “Mbururú” Esquivel, the latter arrested over [[child sexual abuse]] charges at the time of the election.<ref name="LMM2">{{cite web |url= https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/05/01/un-candidato-paraguayo-fue-electo-senador-desde-la-carcel-esta-imputado-por-abuso-sexual-a-una-menor/|title= Un candidato paraguayo que fue electo senador está preso e imputado por abuso sexual a una menor|language= Spanish|author= |date= May 1, 2023|publisher= Infobae|accessdate=May 2, 2023}}</ref>
In the general election, despite Cubas losing the presidential election (winnning almost 23% of the vote), the party became the 3rd largest political force in both Chambers (after the [[Colorado Party (Paraguay)|Colorado Party]] and the [[Authentic Radical Liberal Party|PLRA]]), winning 4 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay|Chamber of Deputies]] and 5 seats in the [[Senate of Paraguay|Senate]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[La Nación (Paraguay)]]|title=El Partido Colorado tendrá 49 representantes en Cámara de Diputados|date=30 April 2023|url=https://www.lanacion.com.py/politica/2023/04/30/el-partido-colorado-tendra-47-representantes-en-camara-de-diputados/|language=es}}</ref> Among the Senators-elect are Cubas's wife Yolanda Paredes and [[plastic artist]] Rafael “Mbururú” Esquivel, the latter arrested over [[child sexual abuse]] charges at the time of the election.<ref name="LMM2">{{cite web |url= https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/05/01/un-candidato-paraguayo-fue-electo-senador-desde-la-carcel-esta-imputado-por-abuso-sexual-a-una-menor/|title= Un candidato paraguayo que fue electo senador está preso e imputado por abuso sexual a una menor|language= Spanish|author= |date= May 1, 2023|publisher= Infobae|accessdate=May 2, 2023}}</ref>


== Electoral results ==
== Electoral results ==

Revision as of 15:22, 4 May 2023

National Crusade Party
Partido Cruzada Nacional
AbbreviationPCN
LeaderPayo Cubas
PresidentHermes Chamorro Garcete[citation needed]
Founded2018 (2018)[1] (MCN)
February 2020 (2020-02) (PCN)
Headquarterscalle Teniente Moreno 371 c/ Teniente Bernal, barrio Fátima, Asunción[2]
IdeologyParaguayan nationalism
Right-wing populism
Anti-corruption
Anti-establishment
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationConcertación (2022)
Colours  Black
  Yellow
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 80
Chamber of Senators
0 / 45
Website
Facebook page

The National Crusade Party (PCN, Template:Lang-es), formerly National Crusade Movement (MCN, Template:Lang-es), is a populist right-wing political party in Paraguay led by lawyer and ex-senator Paraguayo "Payo" Cubas.[3]

Party leader Payo Cubas is a prominent political and media personality known for his provocative publicity stunts. A lawyer, he served one term in Congress from 1993 to 1998 as a member of the center-left National Encounter Party. In 2018, Cubas was elected to the Senate as a sole member of the National Crusade Movement but was suspended for outbursts and physical altercations with Senate colleagues.[4]

History

Following the results of the 2018 elections, the party elected its representative, Payo Cubas, to the Senate.[citation needed] In November 2019, he was expelled from the Senate on charges of abuse of power and hooliganism.[5]

In February 2020, the National Crusade Movement was renamed to the National Crusade Party.[6]

In 2020, the party suffered a split after some members of the MCN accused the leader of the party, Cubas, and his wife, Yolanda Paredes, of authoritarianism.[7]

After the party's failure in the 2021 municipal elections, Paraguayo Cubas, the president of the party, announced his resignation.[8]

On the eve of the 2023 general election, the Cubas party participated in the creation of the Concertación coalition,[9] but soon left it before the election of a single opposition candidate, deciding to participate in the elections independently.[3][10] In the 2023 elections, party leader Paraguayo Cubas is considered an outsider or spoiler candidate for the Concertación. However, he gains support among the anti-systemic electorate, advocating the death penalty for corruption.[4][11]

In the general election, despite Cubas losing the presidential election (winnning almost 23% of the vote), the party became the 3rd largest political force in both Chambers (after the Colorado Party and the PLRA), winning 4 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 5 seats in the Senate.[12] Among the Senators-elect are Cubas's wife Yolanda Paredes and plastic artist Rafael “Mbururú” Esquivel, the latter arrested over child sexual abuse charges at the time of the election.[13]

Electoral results

President

Election Candidate Votes % Result Ref.
2023 Paraguayo Cubas 692,663 22.92% Lost Red XN TSJE

Senate

Election Votes % Position Seats +/– Status in legislature Ref.
2018 58,409 2.48% Increase 7th
1 / 45
 New Opposition TSJE
2023 331.657 11.00% Increase 3rd
5 / 45
 Increase 6 TSJE

Chamber of Deputies

Election Votes % Position Seats +/– Status in legislature Ref.
2018 33,417 1.41% Increase 7th
1 / 80
 New Opposition TSJE
2023 331,500 8.25% Increase 3rd
4 / 80
 Increase 5 TSJE

References

  1. ^ https://tsje.gov.py/enwiki/static/ups/partidos/estatutos/estatuto-cruzada-nacional-2021(1).pdf Estatuto
  2. ^ https://tsje.gov.py/partidos/ver/53-partido-cruzada-nacional.html Partido Cruzada Nacional
  3. ^ a b "Cruzada Nacional, de Paraguayo Cubas, sale de la Concertación - Política - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. ^ a b "Meet the Candidates: Paraguay". Americas Quarterly. January 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. ^ "Senado expulsa a Paraguayo Cubas". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ^ "Cruzada Nacional pide ser partido - Política - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ^ "División en Cruzada Nacional por "autoritarismo" - ABC en el Este - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  8. ^ "Ante fracaso electoral, Payo anuncia su renuncia como titular del Partido Cruzada Nacional - Nacionales - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  9. ^ "Opositores fijan comicios para elegir chapa presidencial". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  10. ^ "Cubas inscribe su chapa tras salir de la Concertación". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  11. ^ "2023 Elections in Latin America: A Preview". AS/COA. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  12. ^ "El Partido Colorado tendrá 49 representantes en Cámara de Diputados". La Nación (Paraguay) (in Spanish). 30 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Un candidato paraguayo que fue electo senador está preso e imputado por abuso sexual a una menor" (in Spanish). Infobae. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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