Christian Democracy (Brazil)
The Christian Democracy (Brazilian Portuguese: Democracia Cristã, DC) is a Christian democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded on March 30, 1995 as the Christian Social Democratic Party (Brazilian Portuguese: 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] It uses the TSE Identification Number 27.
Christian Democracy Democracia Cristã | |
|---|---|
_logo.png.webp){kind=logo} | |
| President | José Maria Eymael |
| Founded | March 30, 1995 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Membership | 186,223[1] |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America (observer) |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow, White |
| Website | |
| www | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. 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) |
