Description | Center-right to liberal, Christian democratic party which considers itself heir to the defeated side in the 44-day Civil War of 1948, the caudillo political tradition known as Calderonismo, led by Rafael Angel Calderon, who built a coalition with the Costa Rica Communist Party in the 1940s until overthrown by civil war in 1948. PUSC is one of two, along with the FLN, part of the two-party system controversially established in Costa Rica in 1982. Corruption scandals from 2004 to 2005.
Party was formed by the merger of Unity Coalition of 1976 with the Democratic Renovation Party, the Popular Union Party, the Calderonista Republican Party and the Christian Democratic Party in 1983. Merged party has managed to govern Costa Rica in three occasions. Party is led by attorney Randall Quirós. [Partido Unidad Socialcristiana (PUSC)]. |