Union for Change Party

The Union for Change Party (Partido Unión para el Cambio) was a political party in Costa Rica. Founded by former minister and congressman Antonio Álvarez Desanti after he left National Liberation Party unhappy with his faction’s results in the internal elections against Óscar Arias. Desanti was the party’s presidential nominee. ^[1]

In the 2006 general elections, they won 2.4% of the legislative votes, and 2.44% of the Presidential vote. They were unable to win any seats in the legislature gaining only one single municipal councilor. The party self-disbanded in March, 2010.^[2]

References

↑ "Transcripción del Chat de Al Día: Antonio Álvarez Desanti, candidato presidencial de UPC" (PDF). Al Día. 30 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2005.
↑ "Canceled parties". Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

Political parties in Costa Rica

Represented in the Legislative Assembly	National Liberation Party (18) Citizens' Action Party (13) Broad Front (9) Social Christian Unity Party (8) Libertarian Movement (4) Costa Rican Renovation Party (2) Accessibility without Exclusion (1) Christian Democratic Alliance (1) National Restoration Party (1)

Unrepresented	National Integration Party National Union Party New Generation Party Patriotic Alliance

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