Esperanza por el Cambio (English: Hope for Change) is a Venezuelan political party registered by the National Electoral Council (CNE) with the shortened name El Cambio (Change).[1][2] In the 2018 presidential election, Venezuelan pastor and party leader Javier Bertucci received enough votes to turn Hope for Change into an official political party.[3] Aside from Bertucci, other leaders of the party include Alfonso Campos, the party's Secretary-General, Jeickson Portillo, its National Coordinator, and Luis Adames, its Undersecretary.[4][5]
Hope for Change Esperanza por El Cambio | |
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| President | Javier Bertucci |
| General Secretary | Alfonso Campos |
| Coordinator | Jeickson Portillo |
| Undersecretary | Luis Adames |
| Founded | February 28, 2018 |
| Headquarters | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Democratic Alliance |
| Website | |
| www.partidoelcambio.org | |
History
editOn 21 February 2018, Javier Bertucci, an evangelical pastor who founded the Christian organization El Evangelio Cambia,[6] announced his candidacy in the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election.[7][8] Bertucci renounced his pastorship in compliance with Venezuelan electoral regulations, which state that presidential candidates must not be affiliated with any religious organizations.[9][10] Early support for his campaign came from people who had previously known him due to his pastorship and establishment of the "Maranatha Venezuela" church.[11] On 28 February, a group of his supporters registered the Hope for Change (Spanish: Esperanza por El Cambio) political party with the CNE to help draw further support for his candidacy.[12] To gain further support among the poor, Hope for Change held soup kitchens, claiming that people wouldn't listen to speeches if they were starving.[13][14]
On 21 September 2018, Alfonso Campos, the General Secretary of Hope for Change, announced that the party was running municipal election candidates in 335 municipalities, in addition to confirming a national tour by Javier Bertucci.[15][16] On 6 October, Hope for Change announced that it had formed an alliance with COPEI, MAS, AP, CMC, and MOVEV.[17][18] At a press conference in Caracas on 22 November, Bertucci announced that Hope for Change was running 4,430 candidates in the municipal elections.[19]
Bertucci received 1,015,895 votes in the presidential election, over 10% of the total votes, placing behind the incumbent Nicolás Maduro and Progressive Advance candidate Henri Falcón.[20] The Hope for Change candidate for the municipal election in the state of Bolívar won their election.[21][22]
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Configurada boleta electoral para los comicios municipales - CNE". www.cne.gov.ve (in European Spanish). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Pastor Javier Bertucci oficializa su candidatura presidencial ante el CNE". El Nacional (in Spanish). EFE. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Junta directiva de Esperanza por El Cambio reestructura bases en estados del país". Esperanza por el Cambio. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Esperanza por El Cambio se solidariza con reivindicaciones de los venezolanos". Notitarde - Sucesos de hoy - Noticias - Venezuela - Valencia - Bejuma - San Diego - Guacara - Los Guayos - Naguanagua (in European Spanish). 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Fundador de 'El evangelio cambia' Javier Bertucci lanzó candidatura a presidenciales". Diario La Nación (in European Spanish). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Pastor evagélico Javier Bertucci anunció su candidatura presidencial". El Nacional (in Spanish). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Pastor evangélico lanza candidatura a comicios presidenciales en Venezuela". elnuevoherald (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Bertucci: "En este momento soy laico, pero la Constitución no me puede negar la fe" | El Pitazo". El Pitazo (in European Spanish). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Bertucci: "ahorita no tengo vinculación con la iglesia evangélica. En este momento soy laico"". Punto de Corte (in European Spanish). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Pastor de la iglesia Maranatha se lanza a las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela - El venezolano". El venezolano (in European Spanish). 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Pastor Javier Bertucci oficializa su candidatura presidencial ante el CNE". El Nacional (in Spanish). EFE. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Lo más "divino" del evangélico Bertucci es la sopa gratis". Climax. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Y multiplicó las sopas: Javier Bertucci tenía un terreno arado con "El Evangelio Cambia"". Contrapunto.com para comer mejor (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "El regreso de Bertucci es con sopas y candidatos para comicios del 9D". El Estímulo. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Partido de Bertucci postulará candidatos en los 335 municipios del país para elecciones del 9D - Carabobo es Noticia: Actualidad-Noticias-Venezuela-Deportes-Politica-Opinion". Carabobo es Noticia: Actualidad-Noticias-Venezuela-Deportes-Politica-Opinion (in Spanish). 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Avanzada Progresista privilegia alianza con dirigentes comunitarios para elegir concejales". El Universal (in Spanish). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Concertación, Copei y Javier Bertucci irán en alianza al 9D, decisión que causó ruptura con algunos partidos". Crónica Uno (in European Spanish). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Esperanza por el Cambio inscribió 4.430 candidatos". El Universal (in Spanish). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Resultados Electorales Presidenciales Venezuela 2018".
- ^ "Somos Venezuela quedó detrás del partido indígena Conive, Bertucci y Falcón - Efecto Cocuyo". Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Resultados del CNE: así quedaron los consejos legislativos". El Correo del Orinoco (in European Spanish). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.