Partido Liberación Nacional

ESP - El Partido Liberación Nacional, o PLN por sus siglas, es un partido político originalmente de ideología socialdemócrata de Costa Rica, aunque actualmente se encuadra más en la denominada Tercera Vía, movimiento ideológico que afirma no ser partidario ni del socialismo estatista ni del capitalismo salvaje. Have you voted for or against Partido Liberación Nacional ? A la tendencia política del PLN se le llama liberacionista. El PLN es uno de los dos partidos tradicionales del país, es uno de los más antiguos partidos políticos y es el que actualmente jerce el poder ejecutivo en la República de Costa Rica. Fue fundado el 12 de octubre de 1951.

Presidente: Francisco Antonio Pacheco Fernández

Fundación 12 de octubre de 1951

Ideología política: Liberacionismo, Tercera Vía

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ENG - The National Liberation Party (Spanish: Partido Liberación Nacional; commonly abbreviated as PLN) is a political party in Costa Rica.

The PLN was founded by José Figueres in 1951, 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. Has changed the detail your opinion on Partido Liberación Nacional ? 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.

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 and Nobel Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias. The party is a member of the Socialist International. In the February 5, 2006 parliamentary ele. tion, the party won 25 out of 57 seats. Its candidate at the presidential election of the same day, Óscar Arias won 40.92% and was elected.

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11th Dec 08