National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)

National Liberation Party
Partido Liberación Nacional
PresidentJorge Pattoni Sáenz
FounderJosé Figueres Ferrer
Founded12 October 1951; 73 years ago (1951-10-12)
HeadquartersCasa Liberacionista "José Figueres Ferrer", San José
Student wingMovimiento Universitario Liberacionista (MUL)
Movimiento Estudiantil Liberacionista de Educación Media (MELEM)
Youth wingJuventud Liberacionista
Ideology Social democracy[1]
Third Way
Figuerism[2][3]
Political positionCentre-left[4]
Historical:
Centre-left to left-wing
Regional affiliationCOPPPAL
International affiliationSocialist International
Colours    Green, white
Legislative Assembly
19 / 57
Intendants
2 / 8
Mayors
29 / 82
Alderpeople
171 / 508
Syndics
260 / 486
District councillors
855 / 1,944
Party flag
Website
www.plncr.org

The National Liberation Party (Spanish: Partido Liberación Nacional, PLN), nicknamed the verdiblancos ("green and whites"),[5] is a political party in Costa Rica. The party is a member of the Socialist International.[6] Social-democratic by statute, the party has a few internal factions, including liberals, Third Way supporters, centrists, and social conservatives.

  1. ^ "Is Social Democracy Possible in Latin America?". Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Rosales Valladares, Rotsay. "Análisis de Coyuntura Política N°2 – Primarias Partido Liberación Nacional". Universidad de Costa Rica. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ Arrieta, Esteban. ""Figuerismo" pide a Tribunal de Ética de PLN investigar rival por difamación". La República. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "A former center-left president and a former conservative minister on the ballot in Costa Rica". France 24. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. ^ Tres candidatos frenarían nuevos tratados comerciales La Nación, 2013-12-31. (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Socialist International list of members. Socialistinternational.org. Retrieved on 2012-08-10.