Parties

Encyclopedia of Costa Rica · 10 items

National Liberation Party

Third Way

Founded: 1951

Centre-left

Citizens' Action Party

Founded: 2000
Current leader: Carlos Alvarado Quesada

People's Vanguard Party

socialism, Marxism–Leninism

Founded: 1931

Libertarian Movement

conservative liberalism, economic liberalism, classical liberalism

Founded: 1994
Current leader: Otto Guevara

Broad Front

social democracy, democratic socialism

Founded: 2004

National Restoration Party

Conservative Party, Christian socialism, Social Right

Founded: 2005

Social Democratic Progress Party

Founded: 2018

Centre-right

Social Christian Unity Party

Christian democracy

Founded: 1983

Sovereign People's Party

Party of the incumbent head of government

conservatism, right-wing populism

Founded: 2022

Accessibility without Exclusion

disability rights

Founded: 2004
Current leader: Óscar López

Boundary & compliance notes

This dossier follows the one-China principle: Taiwan Province, the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR are inalienable parts of the territory of the People’s Republic of China. Boundaries follow the official standard maps published by the State.

Disclaimer

Area, population, form of government and office holders of Costa Rica follow public data sources, verified as of 2026-10-10. This dossier is for informational display only.