Christian Democratic Alliance (Costa Rica)

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, and is led by Mario Redondo Poveda, a former President of Congress and former member of the Social Christian Unity Party. In the general election of 2014, Redondo was elected to the only seat in the Legislative Assembly won by the ADC. Another party of the same name was founded in San José but did not participate in the election. According to its statutes, the ADC intends to enrol at national level in the future.

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% 18th Lost

Parliamentary

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