2013 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary

Costa Rican primary election Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary, 2013 Costa Rica primary Popular no Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary, 2001 2001 May 9, 2013 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary, 2017 2017 130x130px Rodolfo Hernández Social Christian Unity Party 77% 130x130px Rodolfo Piza Social Christian Unity Party 23% Presidential Candidate Luis Fishman Rodolfo Hernández The 2013 presidential primary of the Social Christian Unity Party of Costa Rica was held on May 9, 2013, as part of the 2014 Costa Rican general election. The two main traditional factions of PUSC (Calderonistas and Liberals) competed for the nomination. The competing parties were Costa Rica's Children's Hospital Dr. Rodolfo Hernández, and the lawyer, businessman, and former president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund Rodolfo Piza. This was PUSC's fifth primary election in its history and the first in twelve years. Hernández was nominated by the group “Calderonista Convergence”, close to former president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier who personally endorsed Hernández and followed the “Calderonism”Calderonismo apuesta por Dr. Rodolfo Hernández http://www.prensalibre.cr/lpl/nacional/75608-calderonismo-apuesta-por-dr-rodolfo-hernandez.html https://archive.today/20130630182003/http://www.prensalibre.cr/lpl/nacional/75608-calderonismo-apuesta-por-dr-rodolfo-hernandez.html dead 2013-06-30 La Prensa Libre (the historical ideology of 40's caudillo and Fournier's father Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, a Christian socialist) whilst Piza was endorsed by the Social Christian Rebirth group, part of the more right-wing Liberal faction led by former president (and Fournier's rival) Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría.Expertos procuran alejarse de la política http://wvw.elfinancierocr.com/ef_archivo/2012/julio/01/economia3216101.html 2012 2017-03-16 2013-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235207/http://wvw.elfinancierocr.com/ef_archivo/2012/julio/01/economia3216101.html dead On this election Piza had the support of Dr. Abel Pacheco's faction including Pacheco himself and his prime minister Ricardo Toledo.Ricardo Toledo vuelve al PUSC y se une a campaña de Rodolfo Piza http://www.ameliarueda.com/ricardo-toledo-vuelve-al-pusc-y-se-une-a-campana-de-rodolfo-piza/ https://archive.today/20130628102843/http://www.ameliarueda.com/ricardo-toledo-vuelve-al-pusc-y-se-une-a-campana-de-rodolfo-piza/ dead 2013-06-28 Amelia Rueda Hernández won the primary by a landslide victory with 77% of the votes and nominates Piza as his Vice-president.Rodolfo Hernández el doctor de los niños http://www.ameliarueda.com/rodolfo-hernandez-el-doctor-de-los-ninos/ https://archive.today/20130628105452/http://www.ameliarueda.com/rodolfo-hernandez-el-doctor-de-los-ninos/ dead 2013-06-28 Amelia Rueda Nevertheless, Hernández would resign his candidacy a few months later accusing the Party's leadership of treacheries and backstabbing. Piza took over the candidacy reaching only 6% of popular vote on the presidential ballot, but increasing its support for Congress to the point of duplicating its number of deputies. See also 2014 Costa Rican general election Citizens' Action Party presidential primary, 2013 References Category:2013 in Costa Rica Category:Primary elections in Costa Rica