Christian Democratic Alliance (Costa Rica)

For other uses, see Christian Democratic Alliance.
Christian Democratic Alliance
Alianza Demócrata Cristiana
PresidentMario Redondo Poveda
Secretary-GeneralMailine Sileny Araya González
Founded9 November 2012
IdeologyConservatism
Christian democracy
Christian right
Christian humanism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
ColoursBlue and yellow
Legislative Assembly
0 / 57
Mayors
1 / 82
Alderpeople
8 / 508
Syndics
13 / 486
District councillors
34 / 1,944
Intendants
0 / 8
Party flag
Website
http://www.alianzacr.org/

The Christian Democratic Alliance (Alianza Demócrata Cristiana, ADC) is a political party in the Cartago constituency of Costa Rica. It was founded in 2012,[1] and is led by Mario Redondo Poveda, a former President of Congress and former member of the Social Christian Unity Party.[2] In the general election of 2014, Redondo was elected to the only seat in the Legislative Assembly won by the ADC.[3][4] Another party of the same name was founded in San José but did not participate in the election.[5] According to its statutes, the ADC intends to enrol at national level in the future.[6]

In the municipal election of 2020, Mario Redondo, as ADC nominee, was elected as Mayor of Cartago.

Electoral performance

Presidential

Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Position Result Votes % Position Result
2018 Mario Redondo 12,638 0.59% 10th Lost —
2022 Christian Rivera Paniagua 5,697 0.27% Decrease 18th Lost —

Parliamentary

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2014 Mario Redondo 23,886 1.17%
1 / 57
 New 11th Opposition
2018 52,325 2.45%
0 / 57
 Decrease 0 Increase 8th Extra-parliamentary
2022 18,475 0.89%
0 / 57
 Steady 0 Decrease 17th Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ^ Partido Político Alianza Demócrata Cristiana Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved: 2014-03-03. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Expresidente del Congreso, Mario Redondo, vuelve a la política La Nación, 2013-10-04. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Mapa de Resultados Elecciones Costa Rica 2014 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine La Nación, 2014-02-10. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Corte #3: Resultados Electorales: CARTAGO Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, 2014-02-25. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ 4 meses de investigación, ¿Cómo se hizo este trabajo? La Nación, 2014-01-19. (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Partido Alianza Democrata Cristiana: Estatuto Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved: 2014-03-03. (in Spanish)
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