Christian Democracy (Brazil)
The Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristã, DC) is a Christian democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded on March 30, 1995 as the Christian Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata Cristão, PSDC), elected mayors and council members in 1996, and was officially registered on the Superior Electoral Court on August 5, 1997.[2]
Christian Democracy Democracia Cristã | |
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| President | José Maria Eymael |
| Founded | March 30, 1995 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Membership | 186,223[1] |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow, White |
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At the legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 1 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate. The party lost all representation in the Congress in the 2006 elections.
On 3 August 2017, the party changed its name to the current Christian Democracy.[3]
Electoral results
| Election | Candidate | Running mate | Colligation | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 1998 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | Josmar Oliveira Alderete (PSDC) | None | 171,831 | 0.25% (#9) | - | - | Lost  |
| 2002 | None* | None | None | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | José Paulo da Silva Neto (PSDC) | None | 63,294 | 0.07% (#6) | - | - | Lost |
| 2010 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | José Paulo da Silva Neto (PSDC) | None | 89,350 | 0.09% (#5) | - | - | Lost |
| 2014 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | Roberto Lopes (PSDC) | None | 61,250 | 0.06% (#9) | - | - | Lost |
| 2018 | José Maria Eymael (DC) | Hélvio Costa (DC) | None | 41,710 | 0.04% (#12) | - | - | Lost |
| Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup
*DC supported José Serra (PSDB) and Rita Camata (PMDB) in the second round of 2002 general elections. | ||||||||
References
- http://inter04.tse.jus.br/ords/dwtse/f?p=2001:104:::NO%5B%5D:::
- "Sobre Nós" (in Portuguese). psdc.org.br. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- http://www.valor.com.br/politica/5074962/psdc-vai-ao-tse-para-se-tornar-o-democracia-crista
External links
| Preceded by 25 - DEM 26 - PNR (PAN) - defunct |
Numbers of Brazilian Official Political Parties 27 - CD (DC) |
Succeeded by 28 - BLRP (PRTB) |
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