Dokument #1147895
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a representative of the
Department of Protocol and Institutional Communication of the
Congress of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Gutierrez Schwanhauser is the only
congressional representative or deputy of the Nuevo Partido
Democratico (New Democratic Party) (9 July 1997).
The Costa Rican daily La Nacion
states that the Nuevo Partido Democratico was formed by deputy
Rodrigo Gutierrez Schwanhauser when he quit the Partido Fuerza
Democratica (Democratic Force Party) due to conflicts with his
former fellow party member and deputy Gerardo Trejos (7 July 1997).
The party is still waiting for authorization to participate in the
1998 elections; although its initial request for authorization was
denied, the deadline for registering its provincial party
assemblies was extended until 27 July 1997 (ibid.). The daily
reports that deputy Gutierrez expects to complete the registration
requirements by Sunday, 13 July 1997 (ibid.).
The information that follows was provided
by the office of deputy Rodrigo Gutierrez Schwanhauser during a 10
July 1997 telephone interview.
The Nuevo Partido Democratico was formed on
5 October 1995, when deputy Gutierrez separated from the Partido
Fuerza Democratica. Although it has functioned as a party since
then, the Nuevo Partido Democratico is in the process of
registeting, in order to participate in the upcoming elections. The
only remaining step is to hold one last party "provincial assembly"
(asamblea provincial), which will be done on Saturday, 12
July 1997 (there is a minimum number of provinces in which a party
has to hold organized meetings of party members—asambleas
provinciales—in order to be legally registered as a
political party). Formal registration is expected to proceed the
following week. The party has not yet presented its candidates for
the upcoming election.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of
additional sources consulted in researching this Information
Request.
References
Department of Protocol and Institutional
Communication, Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, San Jose. 9 July
1997. Telephone interview with representative.
La Nacion [San Jose]. 7 July
1997. Jose David Guevara. "21 partidos tras electores." [Internet]
[Accessed 10 July 1997]
Office of Rodrigo Gutierrez
Schwanhauser, Deputy, Nuevo Partido Democratico, Legislative
Assembly of Costa Rica, San Jose. 10 July 1997. Telephone interview
with representative.
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