National Liberation Party

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The National Liberation Party is a major social-democratic political party in Costa Rica that has played a central role in the country’s modern democratic history, frequently leading its governments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
country Costa Rica
founder Daniel Oduber Quirós NERFINISHED
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich NERFINISHED
José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED
Luis Alberto Monge NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1951-10-12
hasAbbreviation PLN NERFINISHED
hasInternationalAffiliation COPPPAL NERFINISHED
Socialist International (former observer/associate status) NERFINISHED
hasMotto “Por Costa Rica” (reported motto in some periods)
hasPartyColor green
white
yellow
hasStrongholdRegion Central Valley of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
hasWomenWing Mujeres Liberacionistas NERFINISHED
hasWonPresidentialElectionsIn Costa Rica NERFINISHED
hasYouthWing Juventud Liberacionista NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation San José, Costa Rica NERFINISHED
historicalRole dominant party in Costa Rican politics during much of the second half of the 20th century
ideology Christian democracy NERFINISHED
social democracy
influencedBy Costa Rican civil war of 1948 legacy
nativeLabel Partido Liberación Nacional NERFINISHED
notableMember Daniel Oduber Quirós NERFINISHED
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich NERFINISHED
José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED
Laura Chinchilla Miranda NERFINISHED
Luis Alberto Monge NERFINISHED
Óscar Arias Sánchez NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Spanish
opposes authoritarianism
parliamentaryGroupIn Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
participatesIn Costa Rican general elections
politicalPosition centre-left
politicalSpectrum centre-left to centrist
producedPresidentOfCostaRica Daniel Oduber Quirós NERFINISHED
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich NERFINISHED
José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED
Laura Chinchilla Miranda NERFINISHED
Luis Alberto Monge NERFINISHED
Óscar Arias Sánchez NERFINISHED
regionServed Costa Rica NERFINISHED
shortName PLN NERFINISHED
supports mixed economy
representative democracy
welfare state

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Government of Costa Rica dominantPartiesHistorically National Liberation Party