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image by Jaume Olle, 9 September 2000 and Ivan Sache, 01 August 2013
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I am presenting below updates on the parties - several of them have
disappeared. I would suggest to present first the parties still active or with
historical significance. Updated information on the parties and their current
status is available at the
Electoral Supreme Court website.
Most flags presented on this page are based on information once retrieved
from the
Electoral Supreme Court website. However, the website shows the
emblems and not the flags. A warning notice should be added at the top of the
page, stating that, unless explicitly stated, the flags are unconfirmed.
The images of the emblems can be seen
here.
Ivan Sache, 09 August 2013
Former flag
image by Jaume Olle, 9 September 2000 and Ivan Sache, 01 August
2013
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
Movimiento Libertario (ML), a liberal centrist party, was founded on 2
December 1994 by Otto Guevara, Raúl Costales and Rigoberto Stewart. The party
was registered by Resolution No. 261 of 14 February 1997. In the 2010 elections,
ML ranked as the third most important party of the country, with 21% of
the votes for the presidential election and 9 out of 57 seats in the Chamber of
Deputies.
According to Article 2 of the party's Statutes, amended on 3 February 2001
by Resolution No. 51 and on 5 March 2005 by Resolution No. 39, the party's
emblem is a red rectangle in proportions 3:1. It is charged with a white figure
made of two thick strokes, one longer than the other. The two strokes reach the
limit of the flag, the shorter at left and the longer at right. This figure
represents a stylized, V-shaped flying bird.
Source:
Party's Statutes
Photos:
http://www.nacion.com/nacional/politica/Otto-Guevara-vuelve-tono-campana_0_1354464575.html
http://infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/es/features/saii/features/main/2010/02/05/feature-02
http://busesticos.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/reporte-especial-jalando-electores/#jp-carousel-938
http://busesticos.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mauco-urbano-daewoo-bs-110-consentacion-ml.jpg
http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/noviembre/06/nacionales884646.html>
The current flag of the party is made of its current emblem. The logo with the
lettering is not a flag.
Ivan Sache, 01 August 2013
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
image by Ivan Sache, 01 August
2013
image by Ivan Sache, 01 August
2013
Partido Patria Nueva (PPN) was founded on 28 April 2012 and registered by
Resolution No. 59 of 19 June 2013. The party is presided by the poetess Julieta
Dobles Yzaguirre (b. 1943).
According to Article 3 of the party's Statutes, the flag of PPN is rectangular,
made of two stripes of equal size, the upper bright red, made of 50% magenta and
50% cyan, and the lower green, 1348 U, made of 60% cyan, 36% yellow and 3%
black. The upper stripe is inscribed with the party's name in voided Arial Black
letters.
Source:
Party Statutes
The flag appears to be used either with or without lettering.
Photos
http://www.crhoy.com/jose-miguel-corrales-volvera-a-la-politica-con-el-partido-patria-nueva/
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p480x480/1006179_189633971200975_488155158_n.jpg
Ivan Sache, 01 August
2013
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
Registered on 5 August 2005 and cancelled on 18 March 2010.
Translation of the Spanish quote:
The emblem of the party is a rectangle with two points at the right size; this
rectangle is of blue Reflex colour.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
image by Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
W-B-W triband. Party founded 14 October 1971
Francisco Manuel Garcia, 11 Febuary 2003 and Dov
Gutterman, 28 Febuary 2003
Registered on 8 January 1972 and cancelled on 22 February 2007.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
image by Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
Registered on 6 June 1989 and cancelled on 6 December 1990. Registered on 14
July 1997, renamed Vanguardia Popular on 26 June 2004, and cancelled on 17 March
2010.
Probably to be presented together with Vanguardia Popular.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
image by Ivan Sache, 01 August
2013
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 Renovación Costarricense (PRC), a Christian party, was founded on 9
December 1995 in Hatillo by former members of ANC (Alianza Nacional Cristiana).
The party was registered by Resolution No. 485 of 23 May 1996. In the 2010
elections, PRC obtained 0.7% of the votes for the presidential election and 1
out of 57 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
According to Article 7 of the party's Statutes, revised by Resolution No. 1,423
of 28 March 1998, Resolution No. 30 of 2 March 2013, and Resolution No. 51 of 18
May 2013 , "The party has for single emblem a bicolor, rectangular flag. Its
colours are blue and white, divided horizontally into two equal parts. The upper
right part of the blue stripe is charged with an oval-shaped element, which
symbolizes the vigilant action of our movement for the respect of justice and
common good, which are the fundamental bases of the party. The lower left part
of the white stripe is charged with the acronym 'PRC' written in capital
letters."
Source:
http://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/normativa/estatutos/renovacioncostarricense.pdf
The current version of the flag appears to be charged with the oval-shaped
element.
Photos:
https://www.larepublica.net/app/cms/www/images/201306041125580.orozco-ciencia-y-tecnologia.jpg
http://www.ameliarueda.com/tse-declara-parcialmente-con-lugar-recurso-contra-partidos-religiosos/
http://www.micartago.com/index.php?news=1210 (also with plain
blue-white flags)
On 4 February 2013, the Electoral Supreme Court declared that the use of a
Christian symbol - here the fish -, by the party violates Article 28 of the
Constitution.
EFE, 4
February 2013
The wording of Article 7 of the Statutes was amended accordingly. The former
version said "a fish-shaped insignia, which symbolizes the party's Christian
principles". The drawing currently shown on the website of the Electoral Supreme
Court indeed shows the emblem with an oval instead of a fish.
Source:
http://www.tse.go.cr/renovacioncostarricense.htm
Ivan Sache, 01 August
2013
image by Ivan Sache, 8 April 2021
Partido Restauración Nacional (PRN) was established on 5 February 2005 and
officially registered on 8 July 2005 at the provincial scale (San José). In
2013, the party was registered at the national scale.
The party secured one
seat in the 2005,2010 and 2014 general elections. In 2018, it obtained 18% of
the votes and increased its parliamentary representation to 14.
In the 208
presidential elections, the party's candidate, Fabricio Alvarado, was the most
voted candidate in the first round (25%°; he was defeated in the second round
(39%) by Carlos Alvarado.
The flag of PRN is horizontally divided blue
with a yellow sun and yellow with "RESTAURACIÓN" in blue letters.
Photos
https://www.elmundo.cr/costa-rica/fabricio-alvarado-cree-una-separacion-clara-estricta-la-iglesia-estado/
https://semanariouniversidad.com/pais/asesor-de-restauracion-no-he-utilizado-fondos-publicos-para-administrar-grupo-costa-rica-unida/
https://www.facebook.com/RestauracionEscazu/photos/609162539918622
https://www.facebook.com/RestauracionEscazu/photos/607215750113301
Ivan Sache, 8 April 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 8 April 2021
The party also uses the flag without charges.
Photos
https://www.lateja.cr/nacional/tribunal-le-pone-limites-a-restauracion-nacional/YM7BED5VF5FQPIRFSQAVALAUUI/story/
https://amprensa.com/2018/01/restauracion-pln-los-mas-denunciados-usar-religion-pedir-votos/
Ivan Sache, 8 April 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 8 April 2021
The party also uses / used a yellow flag with the sun in upper fly and
"RESTAURACIÓN" in the center.
Photo
https://www.facebook.com/RestauracionEscazu/photos/431184571049754
Ivan Sache, 8 April 2021
image from <a href="http://www.tse.go.cr/f_uniongeneral.htm">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
Registered on 4 November 1989 and cancelled on 22 February 2007. The party
won one seat in the Chamber of Deputies in 1994.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
Registered on 4 November 1947 and cancelled on 17 October 1952.
Registered on 29 October 1952 and cancelled on 3 February 1974.
Registered on 13 June 1977 and cancelled on 7 November 1980.
Registered on 17 November 1982 and cancelled on 27 December 1985.
Registered on 8 July 1986 and cancelled on 12 July 1994.
Registered on 28 July 2005 and cancelled on 18 March 2010
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
Registered on 20 June 2005 and cancelled on 17 March 2010.
Translation of the Spanish quote:
Article 6. The colours of the emblem are white, blue and yellow. The emblem is a
flag with a vertical white stripe on the left and horizontal blue and yellow
stripes.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
Registered on 28 June 2005 and cancelled on 25 March 2010.
Translation of the Spanish quote:
The party flag shall be a blue rectangle (Pantone 286c: 12 %, Pantone Reflex
blue: 75.04%, Pantone Pro blue: 25%), in proportions 2:3, with the acronym 'UP"
in the middle, beneath the party name. All letters are white, in cursive font.
The height of "UP" is 33% of the flag's hoist. The width of "UP" is 43% of the
flag's base. The party's National Assembly may adopt other emblems, symbols and
distinctive marks considered as suitable for the causes and struggle assumed by
the party.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
Registered on 28 July 1997 and cancelled on 17 March 2010.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
Registered on 14 July 1997 as Pueblo Unido, renamed Vanguardia Popular on 26
June 2004, and cancelled on 17 March 2010.
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
Still active.
Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC), a Christian Democratic party, was
founded on 17 December 1983 as the merger of Renovación Democrática, Republicano
Calderonista, Demócrata Cristiano and Unión Popular, and registered on 18
January 1984. PUSC was one of the two dominant parties of the bipartisan period
(1983-2006). The party won the presidential election in 1990 (Rafael Ángel
Calderón Fournier), 1998 (Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría) and 2002 (Abel
Pacheco de la Espriella). In 2010, PUSC obtained 3.9% of the votes at the
presidential election and 5 out of 57 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
According to Article 6 of the party's Statutes, amended on 11 October 2008 by
Resolution No. 14, the party's emblem is made of two horizontal stripes of same
size, the upper red and the lower blue. Source:
Party Statutes and
Photo
Ivan Sache, 09 August
2013
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
