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 Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), and United Democratic Center (CDU). It is a social Christian and social democratic in ideological orientation, incorporating what the party calls the "democratic left."[2]

Democratic Change
Cambio Democrático
LeaderJavier Milián[1]
Founded2005
HeadquartersSan Salvador
IdeologySocial democracy
Progressivism
Political positionCentre-left
International affiliationCOPPPAL
Colours    Yellow and Blue
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
0 / 84
Mayors
0 / 262
Central American Parliament
0 / 20
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.[3] As of October 2019, the party has acquired the necessary signatures to be reregistered, and has begun the process with the TSE.[4]

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2009 Did not run
2014 Did not run
2019 Did not run

Legislative Assembly elections
Election Votes % Position Seats +/– Status in legislature
2006 61,022 3.05% Increase 5th
2 / 84
 Increase 2 Opposition
2009 46,971 2.12% Steady 5th
1 / 84
 Decrease 1 Opposition
2012 47,747 2.12% Decrease 6th
1 / 84
 Steady 0 Opposition
2015 36,796 1.62% Decrease 7th
0 / 84
 Decrease 1 Extra-parliamentary
2018 19,869 0.94% Decrease 10th
1 / 84
 Increase 1 Opposition
2021 14,768 0.56% Increase 9th
0 / 84
 Decrease 1 Extra-parliamentary

References
  1. "Partidos Políticos" [Political Parties]. Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. "Cambio Democrático de El Salvador". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  3. "El Salvador: Nayib Bukele se une a GANA tras cancelación de Cambio Democrático". Telemundo (in Spanish). 28 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. "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.


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