Costa Rican People's Party ( es, Partido del Pueblo Costarricense, abbreviated as PPC) was a
communist party in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. In March 1984 the
Popular Vanguard Party split in two factions. The majority led by
Humberto Vargas Carbonell was more radical than the faction of
Eduardo Mora Valverde. Both factions wanted to keep the party name. After a court decision the faction of Mora was renamed in PPC in April 1985.
The PPC was registered at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) between June 1988 and September 1995 as Civilian People's Party (Partido del Pueblo Civilista).
The PPC was led 2004 by Pablo Morales Rivera and published ''Libertad''.
The PPC candidated for general elections in different alliances: in
United People (Pueblo Unido) in 1986 and 1990, in the
United Left (Izquierda Unida) in 2006.
The collapse of the Soviet Union debilitated the PPC. Members went to the new
Democratic Force (Fuerza Democrática, FD) that was founded in 1993 or left for other parties. Eduardo Mora Valverde and José Merino del Rio became founders of the
Broad Front (Frente Amplio) in 2004. After 2006 the PPC seems to have disappeared.
The PPC was a member of the
Foro de São Paulo.
References
1984 establishments in Costa Rica
Communist parties in Costa Rica
Political parties established in 1984
Defunct political parties in Costa Rica
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