ELECTION 2006
Toledo and Calderon Blame Pacheco For PUSC  Results Sunday
Ricardo Toledo Carranza is blaming his former boss, president Abel Pacheco, for his failure in the polls and the poor results of the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC).

The PUSC alternated governing the country with the Partido Liberacion Nacional (PLN) for many years, however, on Sunday, the PUSC was destroyed, obtanining only 3.457% (when the counting stopped) of the popular vote.

Supporing Toledo in blaming Pacheco is former PUSC president Rafael Angel Calderon, who along with former PUSC president, Miguel Angel Rodríguez and are both accused of accepting bribes and waiting trial. Both Calderon and Rodríguez spent time in jail while under preventive detention and now are free on bail.

Toledo said yesterday that the party is not destroyed. He was quick to point out that they still have elected five legislative deputies who have a voice in the shaping of the country.

"The principal cause is the people punishing the President for his bad performance. The voters did not punish Toledo, this is clear", said former president Calderon.

Toledo was minister for the presidency in Pacheco's government until early last year when he resigned to run for the presidency. Many believe it was his performance during his term in office that led to his defeat and not only on Pacheco's poor standing in the opinion polls.

What is clear is that the PUSC has to rebuild and rid itself of the image of corruption and graft. But that may not be easy.