Christian Democratic Party of El Salvador

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The Christian Democratic Party of El Salvador is a centrist political party that played a prominent role in the country’s late 20th-century politics, including holding the presidency during the early years of the Salvadoran Civil War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian democratic party
centrist political party
political party
advocates democratic governance
social reform
competesWith Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Nationalist Republican Alliance
country El Salvador NERFINISHED
governingStatus has been in government
has been in opposition
hasAbbreviation PDC
hasActivityPeriod late 20th century
hasKeyRolePeriod 1970s
1980s
hasLanguage Spanish
hasMembershipArea national
hasOrientation reformist
hasReligionLink Christianity
heldOffice Presidency of El Salvador
heldOfficeDuring early years of the Salvadoran Civil War
ideology Christian democracy
influencedBy Christian social teaching
isPartOf party system of El Salvador
notablePresidentFromParty José Napoleón Duarte
opposes authoritarianism
participatedIn elections in El Salvador
playedRoleIn Salvadoran Civil War
politics of El Salvador
politicalPosition centre
politicalSpectrum centre to centre-left
region Central America
supports electoral democracy
human rights
mixed economy
social justice


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