# Alternative for Change

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**Alternative for Change** (Spanish: *Alternativa por el Cambio* - AC), formerly known as "Christian Alternative," is a [Nicaraguan](/source/Nicaragua) [political party](/source/Political_party).[2]

It was founded by dissidents from the [Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path](/source/Nicaraguan_Party_of_the_Christian_Path) (CCN), most notably [Orlando Tardencilla](/source/Orlando_Tardencilla).[2] In the [2006 presidential elections](/source/2006_Nicaraguan_general_election), the party fielded [Edén Pastora](/source/Ed%C3%A9n_Pastora) as its presidential candidate,[3] but Pastora only managed to obtain 0.27% of the vote.[2][4]

## References

1. ["LOS PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS EN NICARAGUA"](https://www.kas.de/documents/273967/4749906/Art%C3%ADculo+Jos%C3%A9+Antonio+Peraza+Collado.+Los+partidos+pol%C3%ADticos+de+Nicaragua.pdf/d0bc5e03-f3da-289d-7169-d1c0108cbb59?version=1.0&t=1553631390401). *[Konrad Adenauer Foundation](/source/Konrad_Adenauer_Foundation)*. p. 5.

1. Jacob Siegel (2006-10-01). ["Searching for a Path: Evangelicals in Nicaraguan Politics"](http://digitalcollections.sit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1310&context=isp_collection). Retrieved 2011-08-25.

1. Hendrix, Steven E. (2009). [*The new Nicaragua: lessons in development, democracy, and nation-building for the United States*](https://books.google.com/books?id=pZ0lybB9UGkC&q=%22Alternativa+por+el+Cambio%22&pg=PA75). ABC-CLIO. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-313-37958-1.

1. Seligson, Mitchell A. & Pérez, Orlando J. (2008). [*Cultura política de la democracia en Nicaragua 2008: El impacto de la Gobernabilidad*](https://books.google.com/books?id=88gYo2VN6pIC&q=%22Alternativa+por+el+Cambio%22&pg=PA185). LAPOP. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-9817299-3-0.

## External links

- [managua.gob.ni](http://www.managua.gob.ni/index.php?s=4020&n=169)
- [el19digital.com](http://www.el19digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=21:politica&id=12431:alternativa-por-el-cambio-decide-profundizar-alianza-con-fsln&Itemid=14)

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