Politics of Costa Rica
Politics of Costa Rica Political parties in Costa Rica Elections in Costa Rica General info: Large state flag of Costa Rica (the civil flag omits the arms) Dimensions: 503x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: Originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology... Politics of Costa Rica Costa Rica is a democratic republic with a strong system of constitutional checks and balances. ... Political parties in Costa Rica lists political parties in this country. ... Politics of Costa Rica Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Costa Rica ...

The National Liberation Party (Spanish: Partido Liberación Nacional; commonly abbreviated as PLN) is a political party in Costa Rica. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...

The PLN was founded by José Figueres Ferrer in 1948, following the end of the Costa Rican Civil War. It soon became one of the most important in the country. In 2002, for the first time in history, it lost its second consecutive election. The party won only 27.1 % of the popular vote and 17 out of 57 seats. At the presidential elections of the same date, its candidate, Rolando Araya Monge won 31.0 % (the worst showing ever for the party) of the vote and was defeated in the run off election by Abel Pacheco. José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer served as President of Costa Rica on three occasions: 1948–1949, 1953–1958, and 1970–1974. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (born 22 December 1933, in San José) is the president of Costa Rica, representing the Social Christian Unity Party (Partido Unidad Social Cristiana – PUSC). ...

Some of the most dynamic and popular leaders that have presided over the country have come from the PLN. Among them are National Civil War Hero José Figueres Ferrer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias Sánchez. Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Dr. Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez (born 13 September 1941, in Heredia) was the President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990. ...

The party is a member of the Socialist International. The official symbol of Socialist International The Socialist International (SI) is an international organisation for social democratic and democratic socialist parties. ...

External link

• Official web site