Social Christian Unity Party
Political party in Costa Rica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Social Christian Unity Party (Spanish: Partido Unidad Social Cristiana) is a centre-right political party in Costa Rica.[1]
Social Christian Unity Party Partido Unidad Social Cristiana | |
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President | Juan Carlos Hidalgo |
Secretary-General | Ana Cristina Valdelomar |
Treasurer | David Rodríguez |
Founded | 1983 |
Preceded by | Unity Coalition |
Ideology | Christian democracy Liberal conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
International affiliation | International Democracy Union |
Colours | Blue and Red |
Legislative Assembly | 9 / 57 |
Mayors | 15 / 82 |
Alderpeople | 99 / 508 |
Syndics | 95 / 486 |
District councillors | 375 / 1,944 |
Intendants | 1 / 8 |
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Website | |
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PUSC considers itself a Christian-democratic party and, as such, is a member of the Christian Democrat Organization of America (ODCA). It was founded in 1983 by merger of the parties that were part of the Unity Coalition: the Christian Democratic, the Republican Calderonista, People's Union and the Democratic Renovation Party. Its historical roots are in Calderonism, i.e. the movement of supporters of Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, who was the country's president in the 1940s. From its foundation until 2006, the PUSC was one of Costa Rica's two dominant parties, alongside the National Liberation Party. It provided three presidents: Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1990–94), Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1998–2002) and Abel Pacheco (2002–06).