Social Democratic Progress Party
political party in Costa Rica
The Social Democratic Progress Party (Spanish: Partido Progreso Social Democrático, PPSD or PSD) is a Costa Rican political party founded in 2018 and led by Luz Mary Alpízar.
Background
The party was created in 2018 by their founder Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza, formerly part of New Generation Party.
For the 2022 general elections, the party served as the electoral vehicle for the presidential ambitions of Rodrigo Chaves Robles, an economist who worked at the World Bank who was appointed to Minister of Finance in 2019 for a short seven months tenure after resigning over conflicts with then president Carlos Alvarado. Was also supported by journalist and political activist Pilar Cisneros Gallo, who would end up nominated by this party as deputy for San José gaining the seat.
The Chavismo however quickyl broke with the party and 9 out of 10 deputies split from it in the Legislative Assembly, leaving Alpízar as sole PPSD deputy. Most of Chavismo as well as President Chaves himself and Cisneros moved to the Sovereign People's Party endorsing the candidacy of future president Laura Fernández in the 2026 election, of which Fernández was victorious. Alpizar was the party's presidential candidate in that same election gathering around 0.35% at around 8,000 votes and no seats.
Ideology
During Chaves' leadership
As party's candidate Chaves 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.
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