Municipal elections were held in
Costa Rica on 5 December 2010. Were the third municipal elections in the history of the country and the last on be held in December of the same electoral year due to an electoral reform that turned municipal election to be held mid-term. Because of this the
Electoral Supreme Court mandate the constitutional period of the newly elected authorities to last for 6 years for one unique time. The election was for mayors of the
81 cantons, syndics and district councilors for all the country's
districts and 8 Intendants for 8 especial autonomous districts.
Then ruling
National Liberation Party was victorious retaining all but one of the mayorships it held before and 6 of the 7 provincial capitals (all except
Liberia).
The historical
Social Christian Unity Party
The Social Christian Unity Party ( es, Partido Unidad Social Cristiana) is a centre-right political party in Costa Rica.
PUSC considers itself a Christian-democratic party and, as such, is a member of the Christian Democrat Organization of Ameri ...
was the second largest municipal force as before and main opposition party
Citizens' Action Party was the third largest unable to repeat its general success in presidential and legislative vote (been the second largest in both in the latest election). The
liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
Libertarian Movement and the
conservative
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Accessibility without Exclusion achieve 2 mayors each. While other two mayors came from two local forces in
Curridabat
Curridabat is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Geography
Curridabat has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres.
It is situated on the eastern border of the San José capital city, north of ...
and
Escazu and one only mayor was elected for the
religious
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Christian party Costa Rican Renewal.
Results
Mayor
By province
Municipal councils, syndics, district councils
See also
*
Local government in Costa Rica
*
List of mayors in Costa Rica
References
{{Costa Rican elections
2010 elections in Central America
2010 in Costa Rica
Local elections in Costa Rica