Christian Democracy (Brazil)
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Christian Democracy Democracia Cristã | |
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President | José Maria Eymael |
Founded | March 30, 1995 |
Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
Membership | 186,223[1] |
Ideology | Christian democracy |
Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America (observer) |
Colours | Blue, Yellow, White |
Website | |
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The Christian Democracy (Brazilian Portuguese: Democracia Cristã, DC) is a Christian democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded on March 30, 1995 as the Christian Social Democratic Party (Brazilian Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata Cristão, PSDC), elected mayors and council members in 1996, and was officially registered on the Superior Electoral Court on August 5, 1997.[2] It uses the TSE Identification Number 27.
At the legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 1 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate. The party lost all representation in the Congress in the 2006 elections.
On 3 August 2017, the party changed its name to the current Christian Democracy.[3]
Electoral results[]
Election | Candidate | Running mate | Colligation | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
1998 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | (PSDC) | None | 171,831 | 0.25% (#9) | - | - | Lost |
2002 | None* | None | None | - | - | - | - | - |
2006 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | (PSDC) | None | 63,294 | 0.07% (#6) | - | - | Lost |
2010 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | (PSDC) | None | 89,350 | 0.09% (#5) | - | - | Lost |
2014 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | (PSDC) | None | 61,250 | 0.06% (#9) | - | - | Lost |
2018 | José Maria Eymael (DC) | Hélvio Costa (DC) | None | 41,710 | 0.04% (#12) | - | - | Lost |
Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup
*DC supported José Serra (PSDB) and Rita Camata (PMDB) in the second round of 2002 general elections. |
References[]
- ^ http://inter04.tse.jus.br/ords/dwtse/f?p=2001:104:::NO[permanent dead link]:::
- ^ "Sobre Nós" (in Portuguese). psdc.org.br. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "PSDC vai ao TSE para se tornar o "Democracia Cristã"".
External links[]
- Christian democratic parties in South America
- Political parties established in 1995
- 1995 establishments in Brazil
- Conservative parties in Brazil
- Brazilian political party stubs