The National Civic Veterans Party ( or PNVC) is a minor political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

. It first contested national elections in 1982

Dominican Republic general election, 1982

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1982. Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 71.6%.-President:...

 when it won 1.6% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. For the 1986

Dominican Republic general election, 1986

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1986. Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the PRSC-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 72.2%....

 and 1990 elections

Dominican Republic general election, 1990

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1990. Following a long vote count, Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party was declared winner of the presidential election, whilst in the Congressional elections the PSRC received the most votes and won a majority in...

 it was part of the victorious Social Christian Reformist Party

Social Christian Reformist Party

The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...

-led coalition. For the 1994 elections

Dominican Republic general election, 1994

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1994. Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 87.6%.Despite reforms after the 1990...

 it changed its allegiance to the Dominican Revolutionary Party

Dominican Revolutionary Party

The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate centrist position, social democratic in name. The party's distinctive color is white....

-led coalition that won the Congressional elections but lost the presidential vote. It contested the 2002 elections

Dominican Republic parliamentary election, 2002

Parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2002. The result was a victory for the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance, which won 73 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 51.0%....

 alone, but failed to win a seat after receiving only 0.5% of the vote. For the 2006 elections

Dominican Republic parliamentary election, 2006

Parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2006. They were won by the Progressive Bloc led by the Dominican Liberation Party, which took 96 of the 178 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 of the 32 Senate seats....

 it was part of the defeated Grand National Alliance

Grand National Alliance (Dominican Republic)

The Grand National Alliance , commonly known as the "Alianza Rosada" , was a one-time electoral alliance in the Dominican Republic. The alliance was led by the Dominican Revolutionary Party and the Social Christian Reformist Party...

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