The San Jose municipal elections of 2010 were held on Sunday December 5 to elect the mayor, deputy mayors, syndics and district councilors
of the
central canton of San José,
capital
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Econom ...
of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
. Due to legal reform unifying the municipal elections with those of aldermen, the
Supreme Electoral Tribunal decreed that for a single time the authorities elected in these elections would hold office for six years, so the next elections would be in 2016.
The mayor in office
Johnny Araya Monge
Johnny Francisco Araya Monge (born 29 April 1957) is a Costa Rican politician. He was the mayor of the country's capital San José from 1998 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2024. He was also the co-president of the United Cities and Local G ...
of the
National Liberation Party was the winner with more than 60% of the votes. Deputy
Gloria Valerín Rodríguez
Gloria Valerín Rodríguez is a Costa Rican lawyer, former deputy, vice-presidential candidate, and director of technical services for the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. Valerín is a feminist and human rights campaigner.
Early life
Vale ...
, then member of the
Citizens' Action Party (at the time the main opposition), was also a candidate. Deputy and former presidential candidate Óscar López Arias of the
Accessibility Without Exclusion Party, as well as Mario Alfaro of the
Libertarian Movement and Luis Polinaris of the
National Integration Party were candidates.
Results
References
{{Costa Rican elections
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2010 elections in Central America
Mayoral elections in Costa Rica
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