Social Christian Republican Party

The Social Christian Republican Party is a Costa Rican political party founded in 2014 by former president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier and his group of supporters as a splinter from the historical Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC).[1] The Party also uses the colors and a similar name of Calderón's father party the National Republican Party.[2]

The Party was created soon after the Calderonistas left PUSC due to unusually harsh clashes among the Calderonista and Liberal factions inside the party during the general election of 2014. Both factions have being historically rivals but generally worked together after the primaries, yet after the 2013 presidential primary --in which the Calderonista candidate Dr. Rodolfo Hernández won-- internal fighting between Hernández and the Liberal-lead National Committee caused Hernández resignation.

Hernández and Calderón founded the PRSC few months after the election and its first electoral participation was in the 2016 municipal election with the party electing one Mayor, one Intedant and several aldermen and syndics.[3] Its current candidate for the Costa Rican general election, 2018 is Dr. Hernández.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Cambronero, Natasha (2014). "Exmilitantes del PUSC fundan nuevo partido cercano a expresidente Calderón". La Nación.
  2. ↑ Booth, John A.; yes (January 2008). Paul Webb and Stephen White, ed. Political Parties in Costa Rica: Democratic Stability and Party System Change in a Latin American Context (1 ed.). Oxford: Oxford Scholarship Online. ISBN 9780199289653. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Costa Rica: Opposition Party Wins Most Seats in Local Elections". Telesur. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Rodríguez, Frank (2016). "Tras doble renuncia en elecciones pasadas, doctor Rodolfo Hernández vuelve a aspirar a la Presidencia". Amelia Rueda.
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