Democratic Change (El Salvador)
Democratic Change (Spanish: Cambio Democrático) is a center-left political party in El Salvador. It was formed by former members of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), and United Democratic Center (CDU). It is Christian social and social democratic in orientation, incorporating what the party calls the "democratic left." [1]
Cambio Democrático | |
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Leader | Douglas Avilés |
Founded | 2005 |
Dissolved | 25 July 2018 (reregistration pending) |
Headquarters | San Salvador |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
International affiliation | COPPPAL |
Colours | Yellow and Blue |
Seats in the Legislative Assembly | 1 / 84
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Mayors | 1 / 262
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Central American Parliament | 0 / 20
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Party flag | |
Website | |
http://www.cambiodemocratico.com.sv/ | |
In the 12 March 2006 legislative election, the party won 3.1% of the popular vote and 2 out of 84 seats.
At the January 18, 2009 legislative elections, Democratic Change won 2.1% of the vote and 1 seat.
The party was controversially dissolved by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in July 2018 for failing to meet minimum seat and vote requirements in the 2015 Salvadoran legislative election, despite meeting those requirements in the following 2018 election.[2] As of October 2019, the party has acquired the necessary signatures to be reregistered, and has begun the process with the TSE. [3]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "El Salvador: Nayib Bukele se une a GANA tras cancelación de Cambio Democrático". Telemundo (in Spanish). 28 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "Cambio Democrático entrega 70 mil firmas al TSE para ser inscrito como partido político". La Página (in Spanish). 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.