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 ...
elects on national level a
head of state
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, the
president
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*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
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, and a
legislature
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. The
President of Costa Rica
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is, together with two vice-presidents, elected for a four-year term by the people. The
Legislative Assembly ''(Asamblea Legislativa)'' has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by
closed list
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proportional representation
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in each of the country's seven provinces.
Schedule
Election
Inauguration
2010 elections
2014 elections
2018 elections
2022 elections
See also
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List of political parties in Costa Rica
This article lists political parties in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica used to have a two-party system, which meant that there were two dominant political parties, the Social Christian Unity Party and the National Liberation Party, with extreme difficu ...
External links
Costa RicaAdam Carr
EleccionescrNeutral Site of Political Information
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