Party of the Nation's Retirees
Political party in Brazil
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The Party of the Nation's Retirees (Portuguese: Partido dos Aposentados da Nação, PAN) was a minor political party in Brazil, founded on November 22, 1995, which aimed to increase the representation of retired people in politics, to defend their rights and to fight corruption.[2]
Party of the Nation's Retirees Partido dos Aposentados da Nação | |
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| Abbreviation | PAN |
| Founded | November 22, 1995 |
| Registered | February 19, 1998[1] |
| Dissolved | October 5, 2006 |
| Merged into | Brazilian Labour Party |
| Headquarters | Belo Horizonte, MG |
| Ideology | Retirees' interests Anti-corruption |
| Slogan | "Today it's them, tomorrow it'll be us!" |
| Party number | 26 |
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The party's first participation in elections happened in 1996, under a provisory registry, when it nominated candidates for councillor in Salvador and other municipalities.[2] In 2004, it had its first elected mayoral candidate in Igarapava, in the interior of São Paulo.[3]
On October 5, 2006, after failing to achieve the minimum number of votes required to surpass an electoral threshold introduced that year, the party merged into the Brazilian Labour Party.[4] However, due to the invalidation of this threshold by the Supreme Federal Court on December 7,[5] an appeal by the party against the ratification of the merger was sent to the Superior Electoral Court, but was rejected.[6]