| Election Name: | 2021 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Flag Image: | Bandera del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana.svg |
| Type: | primary |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2017 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Election Date: | 27 June 2021 |
| Next Year: | Next |
| Colour3: | 0000CD |
| Nominee3: | Erwen Masís Castro |
| Popular Vote3: | 27,300 |
| Percentage3: | 22.17% |
| Colour1: | 191970 |
| Nominee1: | Lineth Saborío Chaverri |
| Popular Vote1: | 68,000 |
| Percentage1: | 55.21% |
| Colour2: | 1E90FF |
| Nominee2: | Pedro Muñoz Fonseca |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,800 |
| Percentage2: | 22.57% |
| Presidential nominee | |
| Before Election: | Rodolfo Piza |
| Before Party: | Social Christian Unity Party |
| After Election: | Lineth Saborío Chaverri |
| After Party: | Social Christian Unity Party |
The 2021 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary, also known as the Social Christian National Convention was the primary election process by which supporters of the Social Christian Unity Party selected their presidential candidate for the 2022 general elections. Former Vice-president during the Pacheco administration Linneth Saborío won the election over her two rivals, lawmakers Muñoz and Masís.[1]
Former Vice President Linneth Saborío was elected with 60% of the votes, followed by deputy Pedro Muñoz with 21% and Erwen Masis with 19%.[2]
Pedro Múñoz, deputy, and lawyer Roberto Suñol were initially confirmed.[3] Former pre-candidate Rafael Ortiz Fábrega is in a diplomatic posts abroad. In December 2020, several representatives of the party faction known as "Unity People" sent a letter to former president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, with the purpose of talking about establishing a coalition with his current party, the Social Christian Republican Party and other ideologically similar parties for the 2022 election.[4] Former President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, who is still a PUSC member supported the idea of a PUSC-led coalition,[5] yet said proposal was denied by the party's Executive President, Randall Quirós Bustamante, allegedly due to lack of time.[6]
On February 7, 2021, the party's National Assembly voted 56-32 against Former President Rodriguez Echeverría's motion for an electoral coalition led by the Social Christian Unity Party and with the participation of "Social Christian, Conservative, Liberal, and Evangelical political groups."[7]
| Name | Birth | Previous offices | Home province | Campaign Start date | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Erwen Masís Castro | 14 March 1982 Alajuela, Alajuela | Alajuela Deputy (2018-present) Mayor of San Mateo (2007-2011) | Alajuela | Campaign
| [8] | ||
Lineth Saborío Chaverri | 4 November 1960 Grecia, Grecia | Vice President of Costa Rica (2002-2006) Minister of the Presidency (2004-2006) Minister of Planning (2003-2004) Director Organismo de Investigación Judicial (1997-2002) | San José | Campaign ----Announce and Start: 4 April 2021 | [9] | ||
Pedro Muñoz Fonseca | 31 July 1968 Liberia, Liberia | San José Deputy (2018-presente) President of Social Christian Unity Party (2014-2018) Alderman at Liberia Municipal Council (2006-2010) | San José | Campaign ----Announce: 9 February 2021 Start: 17 March 2021 |
As of April 2021, the following people had publicly expressed interest about potentially pursuing candidacy but retired from the race: