National Crusade Party

National Crusade Party (PCN, Spanish: Partido Cruzada Nacional), formerly National Crusade Movement (MCN, Spanish: Movimento Cruzada Nacional), is a populist centre-right political party in Paraguay led by scandalous[3][4] lawyer and ex-senator Paraguayo "Payo" Cubas.[5]

National Crusade Party
Partido Cruzada Nacional
AbbreviationPCN
LeaderPayo Cubas
PresidentHermes Chamorro Garcete
Founded2018 (2018)[1] (MCN)
February 2020 (2020-02) (PCN)
Headquarterscalle Teniente Moreno 371 c/ Teniente Bernal, barrio Fátima, Asunción[2]
IdeologyNationalism
Populism
Anti-corruption
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationConcertación (2022)
Colours  Black
  Yellow
Chamber of Deputies
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Chamber of Senators
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Website
Facebook page

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.[6]

History

Following the results of the 2018 elections, the party elected its representative, Payo Cubas, to the Senate. In November 2019, he was expelled from the Senate on charges of abuse of power and hooliganism.[7]

In February 2020, the National Crusade Movement was renamed into a National Crusade Party.[8]

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.[9]

After the party's failure in the 2021 municipal elections, Paraguayo Cubas, the president of the party, announced his resignation.[10]

On the eve of the 2023 general election, the Cubas party participated in the creation of the Concertación coalition,[11] but soon left it before the election of a single opposition candidate, deciding to participate in the elections independently.[5][12] 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.[6][13]

References
  1. https://tsje.gov.py/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. "La Nación / Paraguayo Cubas le pegó a juez y defecó en su despacho". www.lanacion.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. "Incidentes en CDE: Paraguayo Cubas golpea y roba quepis del fiscal electoral - ABC en el Este - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. "Cruzada Nacional, de Paraguayo Cubas, sale de la Concertación - Política - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. "Meet the Candidates: Paraguay". Americas Quarterly. January 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. "Senado expulsa a Paraguayo Cubas". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  8. "Cruzada Nacional pide ser partido - Política - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  9. "División en Cruzada Nacional por "autoritarismo" - ABC en el Este - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  10. "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.
  11. "Opositores fijan comicios para elegir chapa presidencial". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  12. "Cubas inscribe su chapa tras salir de la Concertación". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  13. "2023 Elections in Latin America: A Preview". AS/COA. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
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