The 2021 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary, also known as the Social Christian National Convention was the

primary election Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open pr ...

process by which supporters of the

Social Christian Unity Party The Social Christian Unity Party () is a centre-right political party in Costa Rica. PUSC considers itself a Christian-democratic party and, as such, is a member of the Christian Democrat Organization of America (ODCA). It was founded in 1983 by ...

selected their presidential candidate for the 2022 general elections. Former Vice-president during the Pacheco administration Linneth Saborío won the election over her two rivals, lawmakers Muñoz and Masís. Former Vice President Linneth Saborío was elected with 60% of the votes, followed by deputy Pedro Muñoz with 21% and Erwen Masis with 19%.

History

Pedro Múñoz, deputy, and lawyer Roberto Suñol were initially confirmed. Former pre-candidate Rafael Ortiz Fábrega is in a diplomatic posts abroad. In December 2020, several representatives of the party faction known as "Unity People" sent a letter to former president

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (born 14 March 1949) was President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994. He was the presidential candidate of the Social Christian Unity Party for the national elections held in February 2010, but resigned his candida ...

, with the purpose of talking about establishing a coalition with his current party, the

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and other ideologically similar parties for the 2022 election. Former President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, who is still a PUSC member supported the idea of a PUSC-led coalition, yet said proposal was denied by the party's Executive President, Randall Quirós Bustamante, allegedly due to lack of time. On February 7, 2021, the party's National Assembly voted 56-32 against Former President Rodriguez Echeverría's motion for an electoral coalition led by the Social Christian Unity Party and with the participation of " Social Christian, Conservative, Liberal, and

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political groups."

Registered candidates

Retired

As of April 2021, the following people had publicly expressed interest about potentially pursuing candidacy but retired from the race: * Juan José Vargas Fallas, Homeland First Party's presidential candidate in

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, Former Deputy originally elected under PAC's list, then independent (2002-2006) from San José * Roberto Suñol Prego, Vicepresidential nominee in

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, precandidate in

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Declined to be candidate

*Rodolfo Méndez Mata, Minister of Public Works and Transport (1978-1980; 1998-2000; 2018-present day), precandidate in

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and

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. * Rodolfo Piza Rocafort, Minister of the Presidency (2018-2019), presidential candidate 2014 and

References

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