Nuestro Tiempo (El Salvador)
Our Time Nuestro Tiempo | |
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| Abbreviation | NT |
| President | Andy Failer |
| Founded | 2019 |
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| Ideology | |
| Political position | Center[1] to center-left[2] |
| Colors | Green Blue |
| Slogan | Es Nuestro Tiempo (English: It's Our Time) |
| Seats in the Legislative Assembly | 0 / 60 |
| Municipalities | 0 / 44 |
| PARLACEN | 0 / 20 |
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| Website | |
| esnuestrotiempo | |
Nuestro Tiempo (Spanish for Our Time; abbreviated NT) is a Salvadoran political party. The party was founded in 2019 and it is currently led by Andy Failer.[3]
The party is mainly composed of a team of young adults who have not had political experience.[4] Ideologically, the party positions itself as humanist centre,[1] not being on the right or the left of the political spectrum, although various political analysts have placed it on the progressive left.
The party's legislative proposals include the legalization of same-sex marriage, the right of transgender people to change their gender identity, the decriminalization and legalization of abortion, and the withdrawal of El Salvador from the Central American Parliament.[5]
The party's headquarters is located at 79 Avenida Norte and 9th Calle Poniente N.616 in the Colonia Escalón district of San Salvador, the country's capital city.[6]
History
[edit]2021 legislative election
[edit]Nuestro Tiempo first participated in an election during the 2021 legislative election. The party held its primary elections on 19 July 2020.[7] Nuestro Tiempo won 1 seat in the Legislative Assembly.[8] It failed to win any municipality[9] and it did not participate in the election for the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN).[10] John Tennant Wright Sol was the party's sole deputy in the Legislative Assembly, being elected from San Salvador.[8][11]
2024 general election
[edit]In February 2023, Wright stated that he would not seek re-election to a second term as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly.[11]
Andy Failer, the president of Nuestro Tiempo, stated that the party was open to forming coalitions with other parties for the 2024 general election,[12] but that it would not form coalitions with the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) or the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN).[13][14] In May 2022, the El Faro digital newspaper alleged that ARENA, the FMLN, Vamos, and Nuestro Tiempo were negotiating to form a single presidential campaign to oppose incumbent president Nayib Bukele's re-election campaign.[15] Nuestro Tiempo responded by reiterating that it would not form a coalition with ARENA or the FMLN.[14]
Failer stated that Nuestro Tiempo would present presidential and vice presidential candidates.[16] On 1 June 2023, Failer stated that Luis Parada and Celia Medrano had registered with the party to run as its presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively. Failer's announcement came the day after Parada and Medrano announced their electoral campaign with the Sumar por El Salvador political movement.[17] On 15 July 2023, Nuestro Tiempo held its primary elections. Parada and Medrano were confirmed as the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively. The party also elected 18 municipal candidates and 40 deputy candidates in seven departments.[18] Like in the 2021 election, Nuestro Tiempo dud not participate in the PARLACEN elections as the party believes that PARLACEN is a waste of the government's resources.[19]
As Nuestro Tiempo failed to receive more than 50,000 votes in the 2024 legislative election, the TSE began the process to deregister the party on 11 April 2024.[20]
Party leadership
[edit]On 12 March 2023, Nuestro Tiempo held party leadership elections, during which, Failer succeeded Juan Valiente as the party's president.[21]
Nuestro Tiempo describes itself as a "group of citizens, prepared to complete a common objective: transform our country and the lives of the citizens" ("grupo de ciudadanos, preparados para cumplir un objetivo común: transformar nuestro país y las vidas de los ciudadanos").[22]
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 2024 | Luis Parada | 65,076 | – | Lost 
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[23] | ||
Parliamentary elections
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Election | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– | Status in legislature | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44,401 | 1.70 |  7th
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1 / 84
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New | Opposition | [8] |
| 2024 | 41,060 | 1.32 |  9th
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0 / 60
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1
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Extraparliamentary | [24] |
Municipal elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,426 | 0.45 | 9th
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0 / 262
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New | [9] |
| 2024 | 15,202 | 0.94 |  9th
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0 / 44
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0
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[18] |
PARLACEN elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Did not participate | [10] | ||||
| 2024 | Did not participate | [19] | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "A long term project" (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ ""Continúo desconociendo cuál es la estrategia política de Nuestro Tiempo'".
- ^ Peñate, Susana (13 March 2023). "Ratifican Nueva Directiva de Nuestro Tiempo" [They Ratified a New Directory of Nuestro Tiempo]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Un equipo para dignificar la política" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Zometa, Jose (9 June 2019). "Nuestro Tiempo recibe aval del TSE para convertirse en partido político" [Nuestro Tiempo receives endorsement from the TSE to become a political party] (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Partidos Políticos" [Political Parties]. Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Memoria Especia – Elecciones 2021" [Special Memory – 2021 Elections] (PDF). Supreme Electoral Court. San Salvador, El Salvador. December 2021. pp. 44 & 114. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Elecciones 2021 – Diputados y Diputadas para Asamblea Legislativa" [2021 Elections – Deputies for the Legislative Assembly] (PDF). Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Elecciones 2021 – Conformación de Consejos Municipales" [2021 Elections – Formation of Municipal Councils]. Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). March 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Elecciones 2021 – Diputados al Parlamento Centroamericano" [2021 Elections – Deputies for the Central American Parliament] (PDF). Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b Acosta, Dennis (28 February 2023). "Diputado de Nuestro Tiempo Confirma no Buscará Reelección en 2024" [Deputy of Nuestro Tiempo Confirms He Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Velásquez, Eugenia; Reyes, Jorge (26 March 2023). "ARENA Busca Alianza con Partidos y Sociedad Civil para Fórmula Presidencial en Elecciones de 2024" [ARENA Seeks Alliance with Parties and Civil Society for Presidential Formula in the 2024 Elections]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Magaña, Yolanda (13 April 2023). "Nuestro Tiempo Considera Coalición con Vamos, sin ARENA o FMLN, hacia 2024" [Nuestro Tiempo Considers Coalition with Vamos, Without ARENA or FMLN, for 2024]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ a b Magaña, Yolanda (24 May 2023). "ARENA y FMLN se Descartan para Coalición y Admiten Diálogo con Sectores para ""Frenar Dictadura"" [ARENA and FMLN Discard a Coalition and Admit Dialogue with Sectors to "Stop Dictatorship"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Labrador, Gabriel (22 May 2023). "Partidos Opositores y Sociedad Civil a Punto de Concretar Candidatura Presidencial Única" [Opposition Parties and Civil Society at the Point of Finalizing the Sole Presidential Candidacy]. El Faro (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Alas, Saraí (27 March 2023). "Partidos Políticos se Preparan para las Elecciones" [Political Parties are Preparing for the Elections]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Magaña, Yolanda (1 June 2023). "Luis Parada y Celia Medrano se Afiliaron a Nuestro Tiempo: Failer" [Luis Parada and Celia Medrano Affiliated with Nuestro Tiempo: Failer]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b Crespín, Verónica (15 July 2023). "Nuestro Tiempo Elige sus Candidatos Presidenciales, Legislativos y Municipales para 2024" [Nuestro Tiempo Elects Its Presidential, Legislative, and Municipal Candidates for 2024]. El Mundo. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b Crespín, Verónica (15 July 2023). "Nuestro Tiempo Elige Este Sábado Candidatos a Presidente, Diputados y Alcaldes" [Nuestro Tiempo Will Elect Its Candidates for President, Deputies, and Mayors This Saturday]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Villarroel, Gabriela (11 April 2024). "Tribunal Iniciará Cancelación de Nuestro Tiempo y Cambio Democrático" [Court Will Initiate the Cancelation of Nuestro Tiempo and Democratic Change]. La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Peñate, Susana (13 March 2023). "Ratifican Nueva Directiva de Nuestro Tiempo" [They Ratified a New Directory of Nuestro Tiempo]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Un Equipo para Dignificar la Política" [A Team to Dignify Politics]. Nuestro Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "En Vivo: Cierre de Escrutinio Final de la Elección de Presidente y Vicepresidente 2024" [Live: The Final Tally of the 2024 Election for President and Vice President Closes]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Jordán, Laura; Hernández, Alejandra (18 February 2024). "TSE Anuncia que Terminó de Escrutar los Votos para Diputados" [TSE Announces it Completed Counting the Votes for Deputy]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
