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25-569: Libertarian Movement may refer to one of the following subjects: Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica) Libertarian movement in the United States, see Libertarianism in the United States Libertarian migration movement to New Hampshire, see Free State Project Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

50-512: A deputy in San José and as a vice presidential candidate in 2010. Future President Luis Guillermo Solís joined the party in 2009. and attended meetings of the "ungroup" shortly thereafter in anticipation of the 2014 election. In the 2010 election, Ottón Solís ran for his third and final time as president. Laura Chinchilla of the PLN won, but Ottón Solís finished with 25.2% of the votes. PAC won

75-644: A marriage license. The party suffered a debacle in the 2014 election, as was relegated to fourth place after PAC , PLN and FA parties. It also reduced its congressional representation to less than half (four seats), It was aldo unable to elect any mayor in the 2016 mid-term municipal election . This electoral debacle was also costly, as the party was unable to pay some of its campaign debts to both workers, Social Security , loaners and Banks. As previously, in 2015 another deputy defects; Carmen Quesada , who declares herself independent. Also in 2015, several party members went to trial after being accused of fraud by

100-573: Is improperly implemented. In addition, PAC claims that the country's tax system is inadequate, saying that a more progressive system is needed. PAC is a member of the Progressive Alliance . It maintains informal relations with other progressive and social democratic parties. Ottón Solís has independently met with Ricardo Lagos of the Socialist Party of Chile during a visit to Costa Rica, Cristina Fernández , and members of

125-555: Is that the debate over such libertarian legislation would distract the nation from more important matters. On most policy issues, the party favors moderate libertarian reforms such as: Citizens%27 Action Party (Costa Rica) The Citizens' Action Party ( Spanish : Partido Acción Ciudadana ; commonly abbreviated as PAC ) is a political party in Costa Rica . Its platform is based on encouraging citizen participation and involvement in politics. One of its guiding ideals

150-775: Is to fight against corruption, arguing that it is one of the main causes of underdevelopment and voter apathy. The party took a leading role in the failed campaign against Costa Rica's membership of the Central American Free Trade Agreement . PAC was founded in December 2000 by several dissidents from Costa Rica's two traditional parties, the National Liberation Party and the Social Christian Unity Party . Originally an anti-corruption party, it startled

175-552: The Democratic Party of the United States. The party was affected in 2016 by a conviction for irregular handling of funds when treasurer Maynor Sterling and an official of the headquarters named Bolaños were found guilty of trying to collect from the Supreme Elections Court for goods and services donated by adherents of the party. The conviction carried a fine of 500 million colones and jail terms for

200-484: The "ottonista" faction, whilst Alvarado was writer and political scientist, much more socially liberal and younger, close to the "progresista" faction. Alvarado won the primary election becoming PAC's first time candidate during government. Despite suffering from a diminished popularity due to the Cementazo scandal affecting the image of Luis Guillermo Solis ' government, Alvarado's progressive positions boost him into

225-554: The Academy and liberal defectors of Social Christian Unity Party , contested the 1998 election with Federico Malavassi as candidate receiving only 0.4% of the vote but succeeding in getting attorney Otto Guevara elected as member of the Legislative Assembly . In this time the party was strongly libertarian and was in favor of minimal government (something quite polemic in a welfare state like Costa Rica when even

250-538: The Costa Rican political arena with a very strong showing in the 2002 general elections . In the presidential vote, party founder and candidate Ottón Solís was able to secure 26% of the votes – an unprecedented amount for a third party in Costa Rica – and force a runoff between the PLN and PUSC. The party won 21.9% of the popular vote and 14 out of 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly , making it

275-620: The State, apparently trying to trick the Electoral Tribunal in paying for trainings that were already cover by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation . Judges sentenced party's vice president, treasurer and accountant to eight years in prison. For the 2018 general election , the party held the first primary election in their history, due to there being more than one members aspiring for the party's nomination for

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300-589: The least voted candidate of all 25 in that election. The political party generally has a moderately libertarian perspective on policy issues, although sometimes policy proposals on social issues are more conservative, than libertarian, i.e. a legislator introduced legislation that would have banned same-sex couples from adopting or having custody of children. During the 2014 campaign, the party expressed opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage, although congressman and presidential candidate Otto Guevara has since said that his major concern about legalizing gay marriage

325-485: The party and became independent, leaving PML with five seats. In 2006, Guevara again unsuccessfully ran for president (winning 8.4% of the vote); at the legislative elections, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and six out of 57 seats. Evangelical pastor Fernando Alexis Castillo Villanueva endorsed the party in this period. In the 2010 general election , Guevara was again the PML's presidential candidate and received 20% of

350-514: The party would not take part in elections anymore and that a new formation would be founded named Liberal Union. The party's candidacy was taken originally by credit tycoon Carlos Valenciano Kamer, however he resign soon after arguing health issues. The candidacy was then taken by former president of the Arias Foundation Luis Alberto Cordero Arias receiving only a little more than 3,000 votes and being

375-517: The party, Otto Guevara's campaign had difficulty finding a bank willing to give the party a loan for campaigning. This changed on January 20, when Promérica Bank loaned the party 500 million colones for the purpose of financing their electoral campaign. In November 2019 Guevara announced the foundation of a new political party named Liberal Union as the Libertarian Movement is unable to pay its debts. In 2019, Guevara announced that

400-431: The popular vote; it also increased its number of deputies to nine (even so three of these deputies defects from the party before the end of the legislative period). At the municipal level the party obtain one mayor in 2006 and two in 2010 . In its 2014 electoral campaign , the party took a more socially conservative position, totally opposing the legalisation of abortion and rejecting homosexual couples ' right to

425-432: The presidency. The two pre-candidates were Otto Guevara, running for the fifth time, this time under a right-wing populist tone, inspired by the campaigns of Donald Trump . The other candidate was Natalia Díaz, a young, first-time deputy, who promised, if elected, she'll bring a new face to the party and renew its structure and administration. Guevara won with 59.49% of the votes. Due to previous fraud allegations against

450-498: The right-wing parties as the Social Christians tend to accept social programs and government intervention ), legalization of recreational drugs , same-sex marriage , abortion and the like. In 2002, Guevara unsuccessfully ran for president (winning 1.7% of the vote); at the legislative elections , the party won 9.3% of the popular vote and six out of 57 seats. A few weeks after taking office, one Congressman left

475-635: The second fraction in the Legislative Assembly with 11 deputies elected. Six candidates won municipal elections in the rural communities of Aserrí , Matina, Hojancha, Cañas , Los Chiles y Guatuso. In 2013, PAC held its second national convention . It was an open convention in which any citizen could vote, despite party affiliation. Four candidates vied for the primary to represent PAC in the 2014 national elections: Epsy Campbell Barr , Juan Carlos Mendoza , Luis Guillermo Solís , and Ronald Solís Bolaños , with Luis Guillermo Solís winning 35% of

500-455: The second round as a counter-reaction after the growth of Evangelical Christian singer and ultra-conservative candidate Fabricio Alvarado after the backlash against the IACHR 's ruling ordering the country to legalize same-sex marriage , winning by a wide margin in the second round with 60% of the votes and more than 1,300,000 votes over the 39% and around 800,000 votes of his rival, becoming

525-456: The second time that the party achieved more than a million votes in second round. While cleaning up corruption has been one of PAC's main goals since its creation, Solís has added to the party's platform. He wants to build infrastructure, bolster Costa Rica's universal health care and social security systems and push for environmentally friendly policies. Historically, PAC has opposed free trade agreements such as CAFTA , which Solís claims

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550-457: The third strongest political force in the legislature. A few months later, however, after a series of internal disputes, six of the party's 14 deputies resigned from the party, leaving PAC with only eight seats. In the February 5, 2006 parliamentary election , the party won 17 out of 57 seats. Ottón Solís ran for president again, losing to the PLN's Oscar Arias Sanchez by less than 2% of

575-530: The title Libertarian Movement . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Libertarian_Movement&oldid=1113534920 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica) Founded by non-partisan liberals from

600-410: The votes. On 6 April 2014, Luis Guillermo Solís became the president elect of Costa Rica. PAC candidates won 13 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The third national convention was held between only two candidates, both former ministers on PAC's first cabinet; Minister of Economy Welmer Ramos and Minister of Labor Carlos Alvarado . Ramos was an economist, more socially conservative and close to

625-605: The votes. Arias only won by a few thousand votes over the 40 percent threshold required to avoid a runoff. The number of spoiled ballots was larger than the margin between Solís and Arias. After the 2006 election, Ótton Solís took a year away from politics to teach in the United States . Former PLN Secretary General Luis Guillermo Solís ' name began being circulated at meetings of the "ungroup," an informal gathering of PAC officials, led by former deputy Alberto Salom. Several PAC officials wanted Luis Guillermo Solís to run as

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