National Christian Union

{{for|the Romanian political party| National Christian Union (Romania)}} The '''National Christian Union''' ({{langx|es|Unión Nacional Cristiana}}), also known as the '''White Party''' ({{langx|es|Partido Blanco}}, '''PB'''), was a political party in Paraguay.

==History== The party was established on 15 May 1987.<ref>[https://tsje.gov.py/partidos/ver/10-partido-blanco--extinto.html Partido Blanco (extinto)] TSJE</ref> It contested the 1998 general elections. Its candidate in the presidential elections, Gustavo Bader Ibáñez, received just 0.3% of the vote. However, the party finished third in the Senate elections and won one seat.<ref name=N1>Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', pp431-436 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}}</ref>

The party did not contest the 2003 elections, but returned in the 2008 elections. It did not nominate a presidential candaidate, but received 0.11% of the vote in the Senate election and 0.06% of the vote in the Chamber of Deputies election, failing to win a seat. In the 2013 elections the party nominated Ricardo Almada as its presidential candidate.<ref>[https://eeas.europa.eu/archives/eueom/missions/2013/paraguay/pdf/informe-final-paraguay-2013_en.pdf Paraguay: Final report] EU Election Observation Mission</ref> Almada finished tenth out of eleven candidates with 0.12% of the vote. The party received 0.09% of the vote in the Senate elections and 0.12% in the Chamber election, again failing to win a seat.

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Category:1987 establishments in Paraguay Category:Political parties established in 1987 Category:Defunct political parties in Paraguay Category:Christian democratic parties in South America