List of political parties in Costa Rica

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Political parties in Costa Rica lists political parties in this country. Costa Rica used to have a two-party system, which meant that there were two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. After the 2002 elections and the strong showing a few third parties had, the two-party system is considered to be in its last breath, and was likely to be replaced by a multi-party system. There are several important political parties now, and the 2006 elections made it clear that it has now a multi-party system.

The parties

National parties:

  • Social Christian Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Socialcristiana)
  • National Liberation Party (Partido Liberación Nacional)
  • Citizens' Action Party (Partido Acción Ciudadana)
  • Libertarian Movement Party (Partido Movimiento Libertario)
  • Costa Rican Renovation Party (Partido Renovación Costariccense)
  • Democratic Force (Fuerza Democrática)
  • National Integration Party (Partido Integración Nacional)
  • Union for Change Party (Partido Unión para el Cambio)
  • National Union Party (Partido Unión Nacional)
  • Homeland First Party (Partido Patria Primero)
  • Patriotic Union Party (Partido Unión Patriótica)
  • Democratic Nationalist Alliance Party (Partido Alianza Democrática Nacionalista)
  • National Rescue Party (Partido Rescate Nacional)
  • United Left (Izquierda Unida)

Provincial parties:

  • Alajuelense Democratic Action (Acción Democrática Alajuelense), Alajuela
  • Agricultural Labour Action Party (Partido Acción Laborista Agrícola), Alajuela
  • New Feminist League (Nueva Liga Feminista), San José
  • Broad Front (Frente Amplio), San José
  • Accesibility Without Exclusion (Accesibilidad sin Exclusión), San José

Local parties:

  • Party of the Sun (Partido del Sol)