January 21 Patriotic Society Party
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The January 21 Patriotic Society Party (Spanish
: Partido Sociedad Patriótica 21 de Enero) is a populist
political party
in Ecuador
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At the legislative elections
, 20 October 2002, the party won at least two out of one hundred seats, but some additional seats in alliances with other parties. Its candidate Lucio Gutiérrez
, member of the Patriotic Society Party 21 January won in an alliance with the Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement - New Country
20.3 % of the vote in the presidential elections of the same day and won the second round with 58.7 %. He was the first supporter of this party to become president of Ecuador. However, he resigned in 2005, and his successor was not a member of the party. His brother, Gilmar Gutierrez, was the party's presidential candidate in the 2006 elections. Gilmar received 17% of the vote and came in third place. In the 2006 congressional elections, however, the party won 23 of 100 seats and will be the second largest party in Congress, where no party has anything close to a majority.
Spanish language
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: Partido Sociedad Patriótica 21 de Enero) is a populist
Populism
Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social...
political party
Political party
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in Ecuador
Ecuador
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At the legislative elections
Elections in Ecuador
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, 20 October 2002, the party won at least two out of one hundred seats, but some additional seats in alliances with other parties. Its candidate Lucio Gutiérrez
Lucio Gutiérrez
Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20, 2005.- Political rise :Gutiérrez was prominent in a popular uprising that replaced President Jamil Mahuad for three hours in January 2000...
, member of the Patriotic Society Party 21 January won in an alliance with the Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement - New Country
Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement - New Country
The Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country is a left wing indigenist party in Ecuador. It was founded in January 1996 primarily as a way to advance the interests of a wide variety of indigenous peoples' organizations throughout Ecuador...
20.3 % of the vote in the presidential elections of the same day and won the second round with 58.7 %. He was the first supporter of this party to become president of Ecuador. However, he resigned in 2005, and his successor was not a member of the party. His brother, Gilmar Gutierrez, was the party's presidential candidate in the 2006 elections. Gilmar received 17% of the vote and came in third place. In the 2006 congressional elections, however, the party won 23 of 100 seats and will be the second largest party in Congress, where no party has anything close to a majority.