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Partido Liberación Nacional

National Liberation Party
Partido Liberación Nacional
President José María Figueres
Founder José Figueres Ferrer
Founded October 12, 1951; 66 years ago (1951-10-12)
Headquarters Casa Liberacionista "José Figueres Ferrer", San José, Costa Rica
Student wing Juventud Universitaria Liberacionista
Youth wing Juventud Liberacionista
Ideology Social democracy
Political position Center to Centre-left
Center-right (factions)
Regional affiliation COPPPAL
International affiliation Socialist International
Colours           Green, white
Legislative Assembly
18 / 57
Intendants
4 / 8
Mayors
48 / 81
Regidors
186 / 495
Party flag
Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg
Website
www.plncr.org

The National Liberation Party (Spanish: Partido Liberación Nacional, commonly abbreviated as PLN), nicknamed the verdiblancos ("green and whites"), is a political party in Costa Rica. The party is a member of the Socialist International.

In 1948 a rebel group called National Liberation Army commanded by caudillo José Figueres Ferrer led a rebellion against the government of then President Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia and his Communists allies. After the Civil War the rebels were victorious and Figueres took power de facto. Yet, Figueres did not overrule the social reforms made by Calderón and allies, like Social Security, almost free college education and Labor Laws but kept them and even made a series of Progressive reforms himself like abolishing the army and taxation on capital. Figueres gave up power in favor of the democratically elected president Otilio Ulate in 1949.

In 1951 the Social Democratic Party, the Center for the Study of National Problems and the group Democratic Action formed the National Liberation Party in October 12 in order to participate in the 1953 election, the first election since the civil war, with Figueres as nominee and democratic socialism as ideology. This election was very controversial as many parties were unable to participate, among others Calderon’s Republican Party and the Communists. Figueres won easily over the only other candidate with 60% of the votes.


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