Beloved Fatherland Party

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Beloved Fatherland Party
LeaderPedro Fadul
Founded2002
HeadquartersPadre Cardozo 469, Asunción, Paraguay
IdeologyConservatism,
Liberal conservatism,
Christian democracy,
Paraguayan nationalism
Political positionCentre-right
Chamber seats
16 / 80
Senate seats
9 / 45
Website
www.patriaquerida.org

The Beloved Fatherland Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Patria Querida, MPQ) is a political party in Paraguay.

History

Established in 2002, the party first contested national elections in 2003,[1] when it won 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and seven in the Senate, becoming the joint third-largest party. Its presidential candidate Pedro Fadul received 21.9% of the popular vote.

In the 2008 elections it was reduced to three seats in the Chamber and four in the Senate, whilst Fadul won 2.5% of the vote in the presidential election.

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p428 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

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