Social Democratic Progress Party

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Social Democratic Progress Party
Partido Progreso Social Democrático
AbbreviationPPSD
LeaderRodrigo Chaves Robles
PresidentLuz Mary Alpízar Loaiza
General SecretaryPaola Najera Abarca
FounderLuz Mary Alpízar Loaiza
Founded20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
RegisteredJanuary 2020
IdeologyLiberalism
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre
Colours  Green
  White
  Blue
Legislative Assembly
10 / 57
Party flag
Bandera Partido Progreso Social Democrático Costa Rica.svg
Website
progreso.cr

The Social Democratic Progress Party (Spanish: Partido Progreso Social Democrático; PPSD or PSD) is a Costa Rican political party led by Rodrigo Chaves and Pilar Cisneros Gallo founded in 2018.

Background[]

The party was created in 2018 by their founder Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza, formerly part of New Generation Party.[1]

For the 2022 general elections, the party served as the electoral vehicle for the presidential ambitions of Rodrigo Chaves Robles, a recognized economist who worked at the World Bank and who was later called to be Minister of Finance in 2019, but his stay as Minister lasted very little about a year due to irreconcilable conflicts with the incumbent president Carlos Alvarado Quesada. After this his political activism has had very harsh criticisms of the government's management, in some way being a political figure who has become the spokesperson for discontent with the PAC governments.

He has also been supported by the renowned journalist and political activist Pilar Cisneros Gallo, a critic of corruption and political scandals of different governments throughout the years that she worked in Channel 7 and La Nación, which would end up nominated by this party as deputy for San José.[2]

Ideology[]

The party's ideology expresses that they want to lower taxes but maintain sustainable social policies, while helping companies and giving benefits to farmers. It is against monopolies, promotes improvements in the prices of the basic basket products such as rice and is against unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy in institutions. As such, it advocates reducing public spending by closing unnecessary institutions.[3][4]

In the social and environmental sphere, Chaves affirms that his government will seek better unemployment plans with more competitive tourism,[5] affirms that he is not against the legalization of marijuana since it brings economic and social benefits, but he affirms that he has an unfavorable perception of the decriminalization of abortion.[6]

Electoral performance[]

Presidential[]

Election Leader First round Second round
Votes % Position Result Votes % Position Result
2022 Rodrigo Chaves Robles 351,820 16.8% 2nd - TBD TBD TBD TBD

Parliamentary[]

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2022 Rodrigo Chaves Robles 312,195 15.0%
10 / 57
 New 2nd TBD

References[]

  1. ^ "CURRÍCULUM VÍTAE: Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Pilar Cisneros da marcha atrás y acepta candidatura a la Asamblea Legislativa". delfino.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  3. ^ "Las propuestas de campaña del candidato Rodrigo Chaves, del Partido Progreso Social Democrático". Revistas Myt (in Spanish). 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  4. ^ "Rodrigo Chaves: "Costa Rica es un país rico, pero mal administrado que sigue los pasos de Venezuela"". www.larepublica.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. ^ Perez, Wendy (2021-09-25). "Rodrigo Chaves anuncia propuestas para turismo y desempleo en Limón". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. ^ "Rodrigo Chaves: "Somos la verdadera opción nueva y limpia de este país"". www.larepublica.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
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