banned same-sex couples from adopting or having custody of children. During the 2014 campaign, the party expressed opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage, although Congressman and Presidential candidate Otto Guevara has since said that his major concern about legalizing gay marriage is that the debate over such libertarian legislation would distract the nation from more important matters. On most policy issues, the party favors moderate libertarian reforms such as: Moderate intervention of the State in health, education, infrastructure and other areas Break up of all of the state-owned monopolies and eliminate legal barriers on private economic activities Provide a low flat tax for the income produced within the country, eliminate many of the current taxes Free trade – eliminate tariffs and barriers to the entry of goods Freedom to choose the currency that consenting individuals want Freedom to choose your own doctor within the social security system Strengthen individual pension accounts Freedom of parents to choose schools through vouchers Respect for private property Reduction of the participation of government in the economy Freedom of speech and press Transfer of responsibility from central government to local Strengthening of immigration, particularly from Nicaraguans Electoral performance Presidential Parliamentary References External links Reason Magazine interview with Otto Guevara 1994 establishments in Costa Rica Catholic political parties Classical liberal parties Conservative parties in Costa Rica Liberal conservative parties Libertarian conservative parties Liberal parties in Costa Rica Libertarian parties Political parties established in 1994 Political parties in Costa Rica Right-libertarianism Social conservative parties