Renewal Crusade
Encyclopedia
The Renewal Crusade is a center-left political party
in San Juan Province
, Argentina
.
The party was founded by Alfredo Avelín
who would represent the party as Mayor of San Juan City
and as national deputy and senator until 1999. In that year, Avelín was elected as Governor of San Juan heading an Alliance of parties opposed to the Justicialist Party
. He was deposed as governor in 2002 after a period of great financial instability and public unrest.
Avelín's daughter, Nancy Avelín, also represented the party in the Argentine Senate
and stood for the governorship in 2007. Her brother Afredo Avelín Nollens was Mayor of San Juan from 1999 to 2003.
Afredo Avelín remains the President of the Party, with Avelín Nollens as Vice-President. http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/elecciones/comunicaciones/ppfiltervigentes.asp?IDDST=18
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in San Juan Province
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
The party was founded by Alfredo Avelín
Alfredo Avelín
Alfredo Avelín is an Argentine politician, physician and author. He served as Governor of his province of San Juan and as a member of the Argentine Senate and Chamber of Deputies....
who would represent the party as Mayor of San Juan City
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....
and as national deputy and senator until 1999. In that year, Avelín was elected as Governor of San Juan heading an Alliance of parties opposed to the Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
. He was deposed as governor in 2002 after a period of great financial instability and public unrest.
Avelín's daughter, Nancy Avelín, also represented the party in the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
and stood for the governorship in 2007. Her brother Afredo Avelín Nollens was Mayor of San Juan from 1999 to 2003.
Afredo Avelín remains the President of the Party, with Avelín Nollens as Vice-President. http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/elecciones/comunicaciones/ppfiltervigentes.asp?IDDST=18