The Union for Change Party (''Partido Unión para el Cambio'') was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

founded by the former minister and congressman

Antonio Álvarez Desanti Antonio Álvarez Desanti (born July 6, 1958) is a Costa Rican politician, lawyer and businessman who has served twice as List of Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, President of the Legislative Assembly (1995-1996 and 2016). He ...

after he left the National Liberation Party unhappy with his faction's results in the internal elections against Óscar Arias. Desanti was the party's presidential nominee. In the 2006 general elections, it won 2.4% of the legislative votes and 2.44% of the Presidential vote. It was unable to win any seats in the legislature gaining only one single municipal councilor. The party disbanded in March 2010.

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Defunct political parties in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-party-stub