The Nationalist Civic Crusade (Spanish: Cruzada Civica Nacionalista; CCN) was a Venezuelan political party. It was established in 1965.
History
CCN was formed by followers of former dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez, under the leadership of P. Salas Castillo.[1] They had a vaguely conservative outlook, although effectively had little ideology beyond personal allegiance to Pérez Jiménez, who also personally flirted with populism and Peronism.[2]
The party first contested the 1968 election, winning 21 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and four in the Senate.[3] Pérez Jiménez was elected to the Senate, although he was disqualified by the courts and an alternative CCN member took the seat instead.[1]
Their vote fell in 1973 and they were eliminated from both houses in 1978.[3] What support they had ebbed away as Pérez Jiménez, who went into voluntary exile in Spain, decided against returning to politics whilst attempts to sponsor his daughter as a presidential candidate also led to nothing.[1]
The party disappeared but later returned to sponsor unsuccessful candidates in the 1988 and 1993 Presidential elections.[3]