2017 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary
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The Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) presidential primary of 2017 or Social Christian National Convention as is known in Spanish was an electoral process for the selection of the party's presidential candidate for the 2018 Costa Rican general election and was scheduled for June 4, 2017.[1]
The two main pre-candidates were previous presidential candidate, former PUSC's Secretary General and president of the
Candidates
Piza, a lawyer and businessman, was PUSC's candidate on the
Piza is generally seen as part of the
Piza has the support of most of PUSC's parliamentary faction, except for two deputies (Humberto Vargas and Jorge Rodríguez, both of them endorsed Ortiz) and two former ministers; Esmeralda Britton and Patricia Vega, and of course of Rodríguez.[1]
Contested candidates
Two more figures tried to be candidates; former president of the Costa Rican Railroad Institute Miguel Carabaguíaz and
Costs
The cost for inscription as pre-candidate was 40 million colones. A sum that was appealed by all pre-candidates except Piza arguing it was disproportionate, especially as other major parties like
Opinion polls
| Date | Source | Miguel Carabaguiaz | Rafael Ortiz | Rodolfo Piza
|
Gerald Murray | None |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September–October, 2016 (Nationwide) | Diario Extra[4] | 7% | 9% | 34% | - | - |
| September–October, 2016 (Party membership) | Diario Extra[4] | 7% | 12% | 53% | - | - |
| February, 2017 (Nationwide) | OPol Consultores[5] | 2% | 8,3% | 38,3% | 2% | 49,4% |
See also
- National Liberation Party presidential primary, 2017
- Citizens' Action Party presidential primary, 2017
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Arrieta, Esteban (2016-11-28). ""Guerra civil" en el PUSC". La República. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b Arrieta, Esteban (2017). "Requisitos sacan del ring a dos precandidatos del PUSC" (in Spanish). La República. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Arrieta, Esteban. "TSE valida cuota de ¢35 millones para aspirantes del PUSC". La República. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b Solano, Jacqueline (2016). "Densanti, Campbell y Piza serían los próximos candidatos presidenciales".
- ^ Romero, Fernanda (2017). "Piza Rocafort y Álvarez Desanti a la cabeza de cara a las convenciones internas". Mundo. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15.
