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

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process by which supporters of the

Social Christian Unity Party The Social Christian Unity Party ( es, Partido Unidad Social Cristiana) 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 Americ ...

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, 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

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, 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 "

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, Conservative, Liberal, and Evangelical 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

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* Roberto Suñol Prego, Vicepresidential nominee in

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, precandidate in

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Declined to be candidate

*Rodolfo Méndez Mata,

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(1978-1980; 1998-2000; 2018-present day), precandidate in

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and

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. *

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, Minister of the Presidency (2018-2019), presidential candidate 2014 and

References

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