Esperanza por El Cambio

Hope for Change (Spanish: Esperanza por El Cambio) is a Venezuelan political party registered by the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) with the shortened name El Cambio.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

Hope for Change

Esperanza Por El Cambio
PresidentJavier Bertucci
General SecretaryAlfonso Campos
CoordinatorJeickson Portillo
UndersecretaryLuis Adames
FoundedFebruary 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)
HeadquartersValencia, Venezuela
IdeologyChristian democracy
Political positionCentre
Website
esperanzaporelcambio.com

History

On February 21, 2018, Javier Bertucci, an evangelical pastor who founded the Christian organization El Evangelio Cambia,[5] announced his candidacy in the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election.[6][7] Bertucci renounced his pastorship in compliance with Venezuelan electoral regulations, which state that presidential candidates must not be affiliated with any religious organizations.[8][9] Early support for his campaign came from people who had previously known him due to his pastorship and establishment of the "Maranatha Venezuela" church.[10] On February 28, 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.[11] 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.[12][13]

On September 21, 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.[14][15] On October 6, Hope for Change announced that it had formed an alliance with COPEI, MAS, AP, CMC, and MOVEV.[16][17] At a press conference in Caracas on November 22, Bertucci announced that Hope for Change was running 4,430 candidates in the municipal elections.[18]

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.[19] The Hope for Change candidate for the municipal election in the state of Bolívar won their election.[20][21]

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References
  1. "Configurada boleta electoral para los comicios municipales - CNE". www.cne.gov.ve (in Spanish). 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. "Pastor Javier Bertucci oficializa su candidatura presidencial ante el CNE". El Nacional (in Spanish). EFE. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  3. "Junta directiva de Esperanza por El Cambio reestructura bases en estados del país". Esperanza por el Cambio. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  4. "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 Spanish). 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
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  7. "Pastor evangélico lanza candidatura a comicios presidenciales en Venezuela". elnuevoherald (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  8. "Bertucci: "En este momento soy laico, pero la Constitución no me puede negar la fe" | El Pitazo". El Pitazo (in Spanish). 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  9. "Bertucci: "ahorita no tengo vinculación con la iglesia evangélica. En este momento soy laico"". Punto de Corte (in Spanish). 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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  11. "Pastor Javier Bertucci oficializa su candidatura presidencial ante el CNE". El Nacional (in Spanish). EFE. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  12. "Lo más "divino" del evangélico Bertucci es la sopa gratis". Climax. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  13. "Y multiplicó las sopas: Javier Bertucci tenía un terreno arado con "El Evangelio Cambia"". Contrapunto.com para comer mejor (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  14. "El regreso de Bertucci es con sopas y candidatos para comicios del 9D". El Estímulo. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  15. "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). 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  16. "Avanzada Progresista privilegia alianza con dirigentes comunitarios para elegir concejales". El Universal (in Spanish). 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  17. "Concertación, Copei y Javier Bertucci irán en alianza al 9D, decisión que causó ruptura con algunos partidos". Crónica Uno (in Spanish). 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  18. "Esperanza por el Cambio inscribió 4.430 candidatos". El Universal (in Spanish). 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  19. "Resultados Electorales Presidenciales Venezuela 2018".
  20. "Somos Venezuela quedó detrás del partido indígena Conive, Bertucci y Falcón - Efecto Cocuyo". Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  21. "Resultados del CNE: así quedaron los consejos legislativos". El Correo del Orinoco (in Spanish). 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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