Ecuador: Current information on the ruling Republican Unity Party (Partido Unidad Republicana - PUR)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ECU14281 |
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Please find attached some recent articles that refer to the Republican Unity Party (Partido Unidad Republicana, PUR).
The book Political Handbook of the World: 1992 apparently misspells the Spanish name of the party as Partido Unidad Democrática, or PUD (Banks 1992, 222). The source states that the party is a splinter of the Social Christian Party (Partido Social Cristiano, PSC) that registered in October 1991 "as a 1992 campaign vehicle for Sixto Dur n Ballén, who had run as a PSC candidate in 1978 and 1988" (Ibid.).
An attached September 1992 report states that the PUR faced a series of internal problems since it was formed in 1991 and in late-1992 changed its leadership (El Universo 27 Sept. 1992). Please consult the attached article for further details.
The PUR reportedly holds only 13 seats in the 77-seat Congress (Latin American Newsletters 8 Oct. 1992, 7). The party is or has been allied with the Ecuadorean Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Ecuatoriano, PCE). Together these parties hold less than a third of the single-chamber legislature's seats (Ibid. 17 Dec. 1992, 3). The PSC reportedly provided support to the PUR government in blocking a possible censure vote against two ministers (Ibid.).
Please refer to the attached documents for additional recent information on the PUR.
References
Banks, Arthur S., ed. 1992. Political Handbook of the World: 1992. Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications.
El Universo [Guayaquil, in Spanish]. 27 September 1992. "Republican Unity Party Changes Leadership." (FBIS-LAT-92-208 27 Oct. 1992, pp. 37-38)
Latin American Newsletters. 17 December 1992. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "Wave of Stoppages Mar Early Success." London: Latin American Newsletters.
. 8 October 1992. "Unions and Indians on the Warpath." London: Latin American Newsletters.
Attachments
El Universo [Guayaquil, in Spanish]. 27 September 1992. "Republican Unity Party Changes Leadership." (FBIS-LAT-92-208 27 Oct. 1992, pp. 37-38)
Latin American Newsletters. 4 March 1993. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "Ecuadorean Congress Targets Ministers." London: Latin American Newsletters, p. 4.
. 28 January 1993. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "Ecuador: President to Quit PUR?" London: Latin American Newsletters, p. 5.
. 17 December 1992. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "Wave of Stoppages Mar Early Success." London: Latin American Newsletters, p. 3.
. 8 October 1992. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "Unions and Indians on the Warpath." London: Latin American Newsletters, p. 7.
. 3 September 1992. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "President Dur n Already Under Fire." London: Latin American Newsletters, p. 3.
. 30 July 1992. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "Dur n Names His First Ministers." London: Latin American Newsletters, pp. 2-3.
. 25 June 1992. Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report. "Dur n and Nebot in Presidential Run-Off." London: Latin American Newsletters, pp. 6-7.
. 9 April 1992. Latin American Weekly Report. "`Radical' Change, Whoever Wins." London: Latin American Newsletters, p. 10.