Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path explained

Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path
Native Name:Partido Camino Cristiano Nicaragüense
Native Name Lang:es
Abbreviation:CCN
Leader:Guillermo Osorno
Founder:Guillermo Osorno
Dissolution:unknown
Ideology:Christian fundamentalism
Evangelicalism
Position:Right-wing
Colours: Light blue
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Website:Facebook Page
Country:Nicaragua

The Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path (CCN) was a Nicaraguan political party founded in 1996 by the Assemblies of God pastor and radio evangelist Guillermo Osorno.[1] CCN participated for the first time in the Nicaraguan general elections in 1996 where they got 4.10% of the votes and 4 seats in the National Assembly.

In the 2001 nation election the party formed an alliance with the Constitutionalist Liberal Party and Nicaraguan Resistance Party. The coalition running under the name of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party won government with a majority of the votes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Corwin E. Smidt. James M. Penning. Sojourners in the Wilderness: The Christian Right in Comparative Perspective. 1 January 1997. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-8476-8645-2. 230.
  2. Book: Diana Vinding. The Indigenous World 2001-2002. 1 January 2002. IWGIA. 978-87-90730-70-3. 92.