National Rescue Party

The National Rescue Party (Spanish: Partido Rescate Nacional) is a political party in Costa Rica.

The party first contested general elections in 1998, but received only 0.7% of the vote and failed to win a seat.[1] In 2002 they received only 0.3% of the vote, whilst Pablo Angulo Casasola, the party's presidential candidate, finished last with 0.0%. In the 2006 elections support for the party passed the 2% mark, allowing it to win a single seat. However, it did not contest the 2010 elections.

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp173-175 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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