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| election_name = Costa Rican presidential election, 2014 |
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| country = Costa Rican |
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| type = presidential |
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| previous_election = Costa Rican presidential election, 2010 |
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| previous_year = 2010 |
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| next_year = ''2018'' |
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| election_date = 2 February |
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| nominee1 = [[Johnny Araya Monge]] <br> <small>National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)</small> |
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| nominee2 = [[José María Villalta Florez-Estrada]] <br> <small>Broad Front (Costa Rica)</small> |
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| title = President |
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| before_election = [[Laura Chinchilla]] |
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| before_party = National Liberation Party |
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'''[[Costa Rica]]''' will hold '''parliamentary and presidential elections''' on Sunday, 2 February 2014 to elect a new [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|president]], two [[Vice President of Costa Rica|vice presidents]], and 57 [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica|Legislative Assembly]] lawmakers |
'''[[Costa Rica]]''' will hold '''parliamentary and presidential elections''' on Sunday, 2 February 2014 to elect a new [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|president]], two [[Vice President of Costa Rica|vice presidents]], and 57 [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica|Legislative Assembly]] lawmakers.<ref>[http://www.ticotimes.net/More-news/News-Briefs/Costa-Rica-s-2014-election-season-is-officially-open_Wednesday-October-02-2013 Costa Rica's 2014 election season is officially open] The Tico Times, 2013-10-02.</ref> Voting is compulsory in Costa Rica, nevertheless abstentionism was 35 percent in 2006 and 32 percent in 2010.<ref>[http://aulablog.net/2013/11/11/costa-rica-losing-faith-in-democratic-institutions/ Costa Rica: Losing Faith in Democratic Institutions?] Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University, 2013-11-11.</ref> |
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The ruling party before the election, the centre-left [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|Liberación Nacional]], has put forward the Mayor of [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] [[Johnny Araya Monge]] as its presidential candidate. The [[Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)|Movimiento Libertario]] party has nominated former legislator [[Otto Guevara|Otto Guevara Guth]]. The [[Broad Front (Costa Rica)|Amplio Frente]] party has nominated [[José María Villalta Florez-Estrada]]. |
The ruling party before the election, the centre-left [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|Liberación Nacional]], has put forward the Mayor of [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] [[Johnny Araya Monge]] as its presidential candidate. The [[Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)|Movimiento Libertario]] party has nominated former legislator [[Otto Guevara|Otto Guevara Guth]]. The [[Broad Front (Costa Rica)|Amplio Frente]] party has nominated [[José María Villalta Florez-Estrada]]. |
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Costa Rica will hold parliamentary and presidential elections on Sunday, 2 February 2014 to elect a new president, two vice presidents, and 57 Legislative Assembly lawmakers.[1] Voting is compulsory in Costa Rica, nevertheless abstentionism was 35 percent in 2006 and 32 percent in 2010.[2]
The ruling party before the election, the centre-left Liberación Nacional, has put forward the Mayor of San José Johnny Araya Monge as its presidential candidate. The Movimiento Libertario party has nominated former legislator Otto Guevara Guth. The Amplio Frente party has nominated José María Villalta Florez-Estrada.
Opinion polls in December 2013 showed Araya Monge ahead with 37 percent, Villalta Florez-Estrada close behind at 32 percent, and Guevara Guth trailing at 15 percent, suggesting the likelihood of a run-off vote in February.[3]
The incumbent President, Laura Chinchilla Miranda, is ineligible to run for a second consecutive term.
Presidential candidates
- Johnny Francisco Araya Monge – Partido Liberación Nacional, Mayor of San José
- José María Villalta Florez-Estrada – Partido Amplio Frente
- Otto Claudio Guevara Guth – Partido Movimiento Libertario, candidate in 2006 and 2010
- Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera – Partido Acción Ciudadana
- Rodolfo Emilio Piza Rocafort – Partido Unidad Social Cristiana
- Óscar Andrés López Arias – Partido Accesibilidad Sin Exclusión
- José Manuel Echandi Meza – Partido Avance Nacional
- Walter Muñoz Céspedes – Partido Integración Nacional
- Sergio Mena Díaz – Partido Nueva Generación
- José Miguel Corrales Bolaños – Partido Patria Nueva
- Justo Orozco Álvarez – Partido Renovación Costarricense
- Carlos Luis Avendaño Calvo – Partido Restauración Nacional
- Héctor Monestel Herrera – Partido de los Trabajadores
References
- ^ Costa Rica's 2014 election season is officially open The Tico Times, 2013-10-02.
- ^ Costa Rica: Losing Faith in Democratic Institutions? Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University, 2013-11-11.
- ^ Newest poll shows Araya and Villalta heading for a runoff election The Tico Times, 2013-12-18.
