Sovereign People's Party (Costa Rica)
Sovereign People's Party Partido Pueblo Soberano | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PPSO |
| Founded | 3 September 2022 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Progress Party |
| Headquarters | Avenida 17, Barrio Escalante, San José, Costa Rica |
| Ideology | Conservatism[1] Right-wing populism[2][3] |
| Political position | Right-wing[4][5] |
| Colours | Turquoise White |
| Slogan | "Lo mejor está por venir" ("The best is yet to come") |
| Legislative Assembly | 31 / 57 |
| Website | |
| pueblosoberano | |
The Sovereign People's Party (Spanish: Partido Pueblo Soberano, PPSO) is a Costa Rican political party founded in 2022. The party ran Laura Fernández Delgado for president, who won the 2026 Costa Rican general election and won a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly.[6][7][1]
Electoral performance
Presidential
- 2026: Laura Fernández Delgado, running mate Francisco Gamboa
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Position | Result | Votes | % | Position | Result | |||
| 2026 | Laura Fernández Delgado | 1,191,727 | 48.30% | 1st | Won | — | [8] | |||
Parliamentary
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Laura Fernández Delgado | 1,075,677 | 44.96% | 31 / 57
|
New | 1st | Government | [8] |
References
- ^ a b "Laura Fernández: Conservative candidate wins Costa Rica presidential election". www.bbc.com. 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ "Costa Rica is not an outlier, but a warning sign". www.ips-journal.eu. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Laura Fernández Delgado gana la presidencia en Costa Rica". LA JORNADA (in Spanish). 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Valores conservadores en el rodriguismo" (in Spanish). La Nación. June 22, 2025.
- ^ Urías, Thania (2026-02-01). "Elecciones Costa Rica 2026: uno por uno, quiénes son los principales candidatos a la presidencia". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Costa Rica's PPSO Backs Laura Fernández to Continue Rodrigo Chaves's Agenda". Tico Times. 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Laura Fernández busca la Presidencia con el Partido Pueblo Soberano". Telediario Costa Rica (in Spanish). 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Resumen de resultados preliminares". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. 2 February 2026.