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{{Politics of Costa Rica}}
{{Politics of Costa Rica}}
[[Costa Rica]] elects a [[President (government title)|president]] (who is the [[head of state]]), two vice-presidents and a [[legislature]]. The [[President of Costa Rica]] and the vice-presidents are elected for a four-year term by the people. The [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica|Legislative Assembly]] ''(Asamblea Legislativa)'' has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by [[closed list]] [[proportional representation]] in each of the country's seven provinces. Voting is mandatory for registered citizens under Article 93 of the [[Constitution of Costa Rica]], but this is not enforced.
'''Elections in Costa Rica''' gives information on [[election]]s and election results in [[politics of Costa Rica|Costa Rica]].

[[Costa Rica]] elects on national level a [[head of state]] &ndash; the [[president]] &ndash; and a [[legislature]]. The [[President of Costa Rica]] is, together with two vice-presidents, elected for a four-year term by the people. The [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica|Legislative Assembly]] ''(Asamblea Legislativa)'' has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by [[proportional representation]] in each of the country's seven provinces.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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!Type
| Presidential (February)<br>National Congress (February)<br>Gubernatorial (February)||colspan=3|None|| Presidential (February)<br>National Congress (February)<br>Gubernatorial (February)
| Presidential (February)<br />National Congress (February)
|None
|Municipal (February)
|None|| Presidential (February)<br />National Congress (February)
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!President and<br>vice president
!President and<br />vice president
|'''President and vice president''' ||colspan=3|None ||'''President and vice president'''
|'''President and vice president''' ||None
|None
|None||'''President and vice president'''
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!National Congress
!National Congress
|'''All seats''' ||colspan=3|None ||'''All seats'''
|'''All seats''' ||None
|None
|None||'''All seats'''
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!Provinces, cities and municipalities
!Provinces, cities and municipalities
|None ||None
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|None||None
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===Inauguration===
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!Type
!Type
| Presidential (May)<br>National Congress (May)<br>Gubernatorial (May)||colspan=3|None|| Presidential (May)<br>National Congress (May)<br>Gubernatorial (May)
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|Municipal
(May)
|None|| Presidential (May)<br />National Congress (May)<br />
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!President and<br>vice president
!President and<br />vice president
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|'''8 May''' ||None
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|None||'''8 May'''
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!National Congress
!National Congress
|'''8 May''' ||colspan=3|None ||'''8 May'''
|'''1 May'''||None
|None
|None||'''1 May'''
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!Provinces, cities and municipalities
!Provinces, cities and municipalities
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|None ||None
|'''1 May'''
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Costa Rica is a democracy.
==2010 elections==
{{Main|2010 Costa Rican general election}}


==2014 elections==
==2014 elections==
{{main|Costa Rican general election, 2014}}
{{Main|2014 Costa Rican general election}}


==2010 elections==
==2018 elections==
{{main|Costa Rican general election, 2010}}
{{Main|2018 Costa Rican general election}}

{{Costa Rican presidential election, 2010}}
==2022 elections==
{{Main|2022 Costa Rican general election}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of political parties in Costa Rica]]
* [[List of political parties in Costa Rica]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/costarica/ Costa Rica] Adam Carr
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/costarica/ Costa Rica] Adam Carr
*[http://www.eleccionescr.com Eleccionescr] Neutral Site of Political Information
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710175126/http://www.eleccionescr.com/ Eleccionescr] Neutral Site of Political Information


{{Costa Rican elections}}
{{Costa Rican elections|state=expanded}}
{{North America topic|Elections in}}
{{Costa Rica topics}}
{{Costa Rica topics}}
{{North America topic|Elections in}}



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Costa Rica elects a president (who is the head of state), two vice-presidents and a legislature. The President of Costa Rica and the vice-presidents are 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 proportional representation in each of the country's seven provinces. Voting is mandatory for registered citizens under Article 93 of the Constitution of Costa Rica, but this is not enforced.

Schedule

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Election

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Position 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Type Presidential (February)
National Congress (February)
None Municipal (February) None Presidential (February)
National Congress (February)
President and
vice president
President and vice president None None None President and vice president
National Congress All seats None None None All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities None None All positions None None

Inauguration

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Position 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Type Presidential (May)
National Congress (May)
None Municipal

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None Presidential (May)
National Congress (May)
President and
vice president
8 May None None None 8 May
National Congress 1 May None None None 1 May
Provinces, cities and municipalities None None 1 May None None

2010 elections

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2014 elections

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2018 elections

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2022 elections

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See also

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