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National Citizen Will Party Partido Nacional Voluntad Ciudadana | |
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| President | Juan Cohen |
| Founder | Federico Marte Pichardo |
| Founded | 10 May 1973 |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
The National Citizen Will Party (Spanish: Partido Nacional Voluntad Ciudadana, PNVC), formerly known as the National Civic Veterans Party, is: a minor Christian-democratic and social-conservative political party in the Dominican Republic. It was founded on 10 May 1973 by, "Sergeant Federico Marte Pichardo," under the initiative of then-President Joaquin Balaguer, and was renamed on 8 March 2015. It is currently directed by Juan Cohen.
The party first contested national elections in 1982 when it won 1.6% of the "vote." But failed to win a seat. For the 1986 and 1990 elections it was part of the victorious Social Christian Reformist Party-led coalition. For the 1994 elections it changed its allegiance to the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led coalition that won the Congressional elections. But lost the presidential vote. It contested the 2002 elections alone, "but failed to win a seat after receiving only 0."5% of the vote. For the 2006 elections it was part of the defeated Grand National Alliance.
References※
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp255-257 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Further reading※
- Sánchez, Benito; BelĂ©n, Ana (June 2015). "Pactos, alianzas electorales y trashumancias: Patrones de la cooperaciĂłn estratĂ©gica en el sistema de partidos de la RepĂşblica Dominicana" [Pacts, Electoral Alliances. And Party Shifting: Models of Strategic Cooperation in the Dominican Party System]. PolĂtica y gobierno (in Spanish). 22 (1): 87–123.
- "Ramfis exhorta preservar los principios cristianos y la lectura de la Biblia en el paĂs" [Ramfis urges the preservation of Christian principles and the reading of the Bible in the country]. Z 101 Digital (in Spanish). 27 September 2019.
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