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Costa Rica - Political Flags - National - Part 2

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Partido Movimiento Libertario (Libertarian Movement Party)


image by Jaume Olle, 9 September 2000


image from <www.tse.go.cr>, located by Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003

Jaume reported logo on white. The site <www.tse.go.cr> shows logo and inscription on white. Party founded 2 Febuary 1994.
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003

Party website at <www.libertario.org>.
Bert Moore, 10 March 2003


Partido Nacional Independiente (National Independent Party)


image by Jaume Olle, 9 September 2000

This party and flag don't appear at <www.tse.go.cr>. The party seems not to exist anymore.
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003


Partido Patria Primero (Homeland First Party)


image by Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006

Partido Patria Primero (Homeland First Party) - Swallotailed blue flag. Party statute at <www.elecciones2006.ucr.ac.cr> states:
"ARTÍCULO 3.- Emblemas.
La divisa del Partido es un rectángulo con dos picos al lado derecho,este rectángulo tendré como color el azul reflejo."
Source: <www.tse.go.cr>.
Francisco Manuel Garcia and Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006


Partido Patriotico Nacional (National Patriotic Party)


image from <www.tse.go.cr>, located by Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003

W-B-W triband. Party founded 14 October 1971
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003


Partido Pueblo Unido (United People Party)


image by Jaume Olle, 9 September 2000

Basicly same flag at <www.tse.go.cr>. Party founded 23 July 1995. This party is part of Cambio 2000 coalition.
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003


Partido Renovación Costarricense (Costa Rican Renewal Party)


image by Guillermo Aveledo, 7 September 2000

Guillermo Aveledo reported a plain blue on white bicolor. However <www.tse.go.cr> shows kind of a logo (fish?) on top fly of the flag. Founded 3 June 1995
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003


Partido Union General (General Union Party)


image from <www.tse.go.cr>, located by Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003

Founded 14 June 1960.
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003


Partido Unión Nacional (National Union Party)


image by Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006

Partido Unión Nacional (National Union Party)- Yellow flag charged with green oval with the inscription "UNION NACIONAL" in yellow.
Source: <www.tse.go.cr>.
Francisco Manuel Garcia and Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006


Partido Unión Para el Cambio (Union for Change Party)


image by Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006

Partido Unión Para el Cambio (Union for Change Party)- Horizontal blue over yellow with white bar at the hoist.
Party statute at <www.upc.or.cr> states:
"ARTICULO SEIS: ..... Los colores de su divisa el BLANCO, AZUL y AMARILLO. La divisa una bandera BLANCO VERTICAL IZQUIERDO Y AZUL Y AMARILLO HORIZONTAL."
Sources: <www.tse.go.cr>, <www.upc.or.cr>.
Francisco Manuel Garcia and Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006


Partido Unión Patriótica (Patriotic Union Party)


image resized from <www.tse.go.cr>, located by Francisco Manuel Garcia, 4 March 2006

Partido Unión Patriótica (Patriotic Union Party) - Blue flag charge with bold white "UP" and below it the insciption "Unión Patriótica" also in white
Party statute at <www.unionpatriotica.com> states:
"ARTICULO DOS: De la divisa de la UP y emblemas que puede adoptar.
La bandera del Partido será un rectángulo, color azul (Pantone-doscientos ochenta y seis-C – doce puntos. Pantone ref.blue setenta y cinco punto cero y cuatro puntos. Pantone pro blue veinticinco punto cero), cuya base medirá el ciento cincuenta por ciento de lo que mida a lo alto, con la sigla UP al centro, y bajo estas letras el nombre Unión Patriótica. Todas las letras serán cursivas y en color blanco. El cuerpo de la sigla UP medirá, a lo alto, el treinta y tres por ciento del alto de la bandera, y a lo ancho, el cuarenta y tres por ciento de lo que mida la base. La Asamblea Nacional podrá adoptar otros emblemas, símbolos y distintivos que estime convenientes para identificar las causas o luchas que asuma el Partido."
Sources: <www.tse.go.cr>, <www.unionpatriotica.com> .
Francisco Manuel Garcia and Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006


Partido Rescate Nacional


image by Jaume Olle, 9 September 2000


image from <www.tse.go.cr>, located by Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003

Jaume reported diagonaly divided red-white. However, <www.tse.go.cr> shows a RWR triband with logo on the white stripe. Party founded 27 July 1996
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003


Partido Vanguardia Popular (Popular Vanguard Party)


image resized from <www.tse.go.cr>, located by Francisco Manuel Garcia, 4 March 2006

New name and flag for the previous Partido Pueblo Unido (United People Party) which was found in 1931 as the Communist Party of Costa Rica (Partido Comunista de Costa Rica). The new flag is red with torch at the canton
Sources: <www.tse.go.cr>, <costaricaenginebra.tripod.com>, <en.wikipedia.org>.
Francisco Manuel Garcia and Dov Gutterman, 4 March 2006


Socialist Labor Action Party


image by Ivan Sache, 12 August 1999

Horizontal red-black-white-yellow-blue-green.
Source:Smith (1975), pp. 340-341 ("Symbols in politics"). Smith says that these are real flags and notonly party emblems, which may differ in colours when used as emblem or in a flag.
Ivan Sache, 12 August 1999

This party and flag don't appear at <www.tse.go.cr>. The party seems not to exist anymore.
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003


Unidad Social Cristiana (Social Christian Unity)


image by Guillermo Aveledo, 7 September 2000

Coast Rica "Pueblo Unido" coalition. Horizontal bicolor of red over blue. Looks very similar to the old Haitian flag.
Source: [cra90].
Randy Young, 20 January 1999

This flag is identical to the Unidad Social Cristiana flag which can be seen at : <www.nacion.co.cr>.
Dov Gutterman, 8 June 2000

This is the currunt Unidad Social Cristiana (Social Christian Unity) flag.
Guillermo Aveledo, 7 September 2000

Same bicolor appears at <www.tse.go.cr>. Party founded 21 December 1983
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003