Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Muñoz Céspedes |
| Constituency | San José (16th Office) |
| General Secretary of the New Republic Party | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | First in office |
| President of the Ibero-American Union of Christian Parliamentarians | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2012 | |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 2014 – 1 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | José María Villalta |
| Succeeded by | Alexandra Loría Beeche |
| Constituency | San José (18th Office) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fabricio Gerardo Alvarado Muñoz 30 May 1974 San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party |
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| Website | Campaign website |
Fabricio Gerardo Alvarado Muñoz (born 30 May 1974) is a Costa Rican politician, singer and undergraduate journalist.
Biography
He was once a deputy in the Legislative Assembly, representing the San José Province. He is also a musician, having released a number of songs in the Christian genre.[1] A member of the conservative National Restoration Party (and its only lawmaker for the 2014–2018 period) he was also the party's presidential nominee for the 2018 general election, ultimately losing to Carlos Alvarado Quesada.[2][3] According to the BBC, his campaign gained in popularity because of his opposition to same-sex marriage.[4]
On 23 October 2018 Alvarado announced his resignation to National Restoration Party and the start of a new party named New Republic.[5] His campaign is under investigation by the Ministerio Público after the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones reported that it had found three providers of services on the elections that had been paid by cash, something that is illegal in Costa Rica.[6]
Alvarado signed the Madrid Charter, a document drafted by the far-right Spanish party Vox that describes left-wing groups as enemies of Ibero-America involved in a "criminal project" that are "under the umbrella of the Cuban regime".[7]
Electoral performance
Presidential
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Position | Result | Votes | % | Position | Result | ||
| 2018 | 505,214 | 24.91% |  1/ |
– | 822,997 | 39.21% | 2 | Lost | |
| 2022 | 311,633 | 14.88% |  3/ |
Lost | |||||
Personal life
Alvarado Muñoz is a devout Evangelical Christian.[8][9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Periodista y cantante cristiano, Fabricio Alvarado, es candidato a diputado". CRHoy. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ↑ Ojo al Voto. "Gerardo Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz". Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ↑ Cubero, Alexandra (17 January 2018). "Fabricio Alvarado se suma entre los cinco favoritos". La Republica. p. https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/fabricio-alvarado-se-suma-entre-los-cinco-favoritos-segun-encuesta. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ↑ "Costa Rica election: Gay marriage debate dominates campaign". BBC News. 4 February 2018. p. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42938510. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ Madrigal, Luis. "Fabricio Alvarado renuncia a Restauración Nacional: "Su cúpula me vio como una amenaza"". Delfino. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ↑ "Dinero en efectivo llegaba en 'bolsas' a sede de campaña de Fabricio Alvarado".
- ↑ "Carta de Madrid". Fundación Disenso (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ Ávila, Laura (4 January 2018). "Fabricio Alvarado, el aspirante evangélico que pasó a liderar encuestas tras el fallo de la Corte IDH" (in Spanish). El Financiero. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ↑ Pérez González, Karla (4 January 2018). "Un cantante evangélico quiere gobernar en Costa Rica" (in Spanish). Diario de Cuba. Retrieved 5 January 2018.