Social Democratic Progress Party
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Social Democratic Progress Party
| native_name = Partido Progreso Social Democrático
| native_name_lang = es
| flag = Bandera Partido Progreso Social Democrático Costa Rica.svg
| logo = Logo of the Social Democratic Progress Party.png
| colorcode = {{party color|Social Democratic Progress Party}}
| abbreviation = PPSD
| leader = Rodrigo Chaves Robles
| president = Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza
| founder = Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza
| general_secretary = Paola Najera Abarca
| founded = {{Start date|2018|5|20|df=yes}}
| registered = January 2020
| ideology = {{nowrap|Fiscal conservatism{{cite news |title=Costa Rica Chooses Trump-Inspired Outsider |url=https://elfaro.net/en/202204/centroamerica/0000026114-costa-rica-chooses-trump-inspired-outsider?u=st-full_text=all&tpl=11 |access-date=26 June 2022 |agency=El Faro}}
Social liberalism{{Cite news |date=2022-04-04 |title=Pro-Market Economist Wins Costa Rica Presidential Election |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-04/ex-world-bank-economist-wins-costa-rica-presidential-election |access-date=2022-04-22}}{{Cite news |date=7 February 2022 |title=Ex-president heads into Costa Rica run-off, ex-finance minister likely awaits |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costa-rica-election-idUSKBN2KB054 |access-date=22 March 2022 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206074437/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costa-rica-election-idUSKBN2KB054 |url-status=live }}
Social democracy{{cite news |last1=Alvarez |first1=Jovel |title=Adiós, Pilar Cisneros |url=https://delfino.cr/2021/08/adios-pilar-cisneros |access-date=25 June 2022 |agency=Delfino |date=30 August 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Ruiz León |first1=Francisco |title=¿Cómo es el Partido Progreso Social Democrático, el nuevo protagonista de la política en Costa Rica? |url=https://www.elfinancierocr.com/economia-y-politica/como-es-el-partido-progreso-social-democratico-el/3AGGQOQT3BEZ3NLL3YZ74QXLKI/story/+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=cr&client=firefox-b-d/ |access-date=25 June 2022 |agency=El Financiero |date=10 February 2022}}}}
| position = Centre{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=Costa Rica elegirá en segunda vuelta entre dos centristas |url=https://www.abc.es/internacional/abci-costa-rica-elegira-segunda-vuelta-entre-centristas-202202080053_noticia.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=abc |language=es}}
| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Progress Party}}|border=darkgray}} Green {{color box|#FFFFFF|border=darkgray}} White {{color box|#040F9F|border=darkgray}} Blue
| seats1_title = Legislative Assembly
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|10|57|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Progress Party}}}}
| website = {{url|https://progreso.cr/}}
| country = Costa Rica
}}
The Social Democratic Progress Party ({{langx|es|Partido Progreso Social Democrático}}, PPSD or PSD) is a Costa Rican political party founded in 2018 and led by Rodrigo Chaves Robles and Pilar Cisneros Gallo.
Background
The party was created in 2018 by their founder Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza, formerly part of New Generation Party.{{cite web|title=CURRÍCULUM VÍTAE: Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza|url=https://www.nacion.com/gnfactory/especiales/2022/elecciones-costa-rica-2022/diputados/sanjose/cv/3PSD%20LUZ%20MARY%20ALP%C3%8DZAR.pdf|work=La Nación|accessdate=7 February 2022|language=es}}
For the 2022 general elections, the party served as the electoral vehicle for the presidential ambitions of Rodrigo Chaves Robles, a recognized economist who worked at the World Bank and who was later called to be Minister of Finance in 2019. His stay as Finance Minister only lasted about a year as a result of irreconcilable conflicts with the then-president Carlos Alvarado Quesada. After this, he had very harsh criticisms of the government's management. In this way, he became a political figure representing those discontented with the PAC government.
He has also been supported by the renowned journalist and political activist Pilar Cisneros Gallo, a critic of corruption and political scandals of different governments throughout the years that she worked in Channel 7 and La Nación, which would end up nominated by this party as deputy for San José.{{Cite web|title=Pilar Cisneros da marcha atrás y acepta candidatura a la Asamblea Legislativa|url=https://delfino.cr/2021/08/pilar-cisneros-da-marcha-atras-y-acepta-candidatura-a-la-asamblea-legislativa|access-date=2021-11-24|website=delfino.cr|language=es}}
Ideology
The party's ideology 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-10-14|title=Las propuestas de campaña del candidato Rodrigo Chaves, del Partido Progreso Social Democrático.|url=https://revistamyt.com/las-propuestas-de-campana-del-candidato-rodrigo-chaves-del-partido-progreso-social-democratico/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=Revistas Myt|language=es-CR}}{{Cite web|title=Rodrigo Chaves: "Costa Rica es un país rico, pero mal administrado que sigue los pasos de Venezuela"|url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/rodrigo-chaves-costa-rica-es-un-pais-rico-y-mal-administrado-que-sigue-los-pasos-de-venezuela|access-date=2021-11-24|website=www.larepublica.net|language=es}}
In the social and environmental sphere, Chaves affirms that his government will seek better unemployment plans with more competitive tourism,{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Wendy|date=2021-09-25|title=Rodrigo Chaves anuncia propuestas para turismo y desempleo en Limón|url=https://www.elmundo.cr/elecciones-2022/rodrigo-chaves-anuncia-propuestas-para-turismo-y-desempleo-en-limon/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=El Mundo CR|language=es}} affirms that he is not against the legalization of marijuana since it brings economic and social benefits, but he affirms that he has an unfavorable perception of the decriminalization of abortion.{{Cite web|title=Rodrigo Chaves: "Somos la verdadera opción nueva y limpia de este país"|url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/rodrigo-chaves-somos-la-verdadera-opcion-nueva-y-limpia-de-este-pais|access-date=2021-11-24|website=www.larepublica.net|language=es}}
Electoral performance
=Presidential=
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| rowspan=2|Election
!rowspan=2|Candidate !colspan=4|First round !colspan=4|Second round |
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| Votes
!% !Position !Result !Votes !% !Position !Result |
| 2022
| 351,453 | 16.78% | 2nd | - | 1,035,388 | 52.82 | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} |
=Parliamentary=
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| Election
! Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Position ! Government |
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| 2022
| 312,120 | 15.04% | {{Composition bar|10|57|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Progress Party}}}} | New | 2nd | {{yes2|Government}} |