2014 Costa Rican general election
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Costa Rica held 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] In accordance with Article 132 of the Constitution, the incumbent President, Laura Chinchilla Miranda, is ineligible to run for a second consecutive term.[3]
The ruling party before the election, the centre-left National Liberation Party, has put forward the Mayor of San José Johnny Araya Monge as its presidential candidate. The Libertarian Movement party has nominated former legislator Otto Guevara Guth. The leftist Broad Front has nominated José María Villalta Florez-Estrada.
Opinion polls in December 2013 showed Araya ahead with 37 percent, Villalta close behind at 32 percent, and Guevara trailing at 15 percent, suggesting the likelihood of a run-off vote in February.[4] The second round of voting will be held on April 6.
Presidential candidates
- Johnny Francisco Araya Monge – Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), Mayor of San José
- José María Villalta Florez-Estrada – Broad Front (FA)
- Otto Claudio Guevara Guth – Libertarian Movement (ML), candidate in 2006 and 2010
- Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera – Citizens' Action Party (PAC)
- Rodolfo Emilio Piza Rocafort – Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC); PUSC's original nominee Rodolfo Hernández Gómez withdrew in October 2013 and was replaced by Piza
- Óscar Andrés López Arias – Accessibility without Exclusion (PASE)
- José Manuel Echandi Meza – National Advance Party (PAN)
- Walter Muñoz Céspedes – National Integration Party (PIN)
- Sergio Mena Díaz – New Generation Party (PNG)
- José Miguel Corrales Bolaños – New Fatherland Party
- Justo Orozco Álvarez – Costa Rican Renovation Party (PRC)
- Carlos Luis Avendaño Calvo – National Restoration Party (PRN)
- Héctor Monestel Herrera – Workers' Party (PT)
Opinion polls
If no candidate surmounts the 40% threshold, the two candidates who would qualify for the runoff are marked.
| Date | Pollster |
Rodolfo Piza |
Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2013 | Borge y Asociados[5] | 52% | 9.7% | 23% | 8.2% | 3.5% | |
| Aug 2013 | CIEP[6] | 20.2% | 1.4% | 12.4% | 4.1% | 4.5% | |
| Sep 2013 | Unimer[7] | 27.5% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 4.4% | 19% | 26% |
| Oct 2013 | CIEP[8] | 24% | 9.9% | 3% | 4% | 9.7% | 1.3% |
| Nov 2013 | Borge y Asociados[9] | 26% | 16% | 4% | 4% | 19% | 26% |
| Nov 2013 | Cid Gallup[10] | 45% | 15% | 8% | 10% | 21% | |
| Dec 2013 | Unimer[11] | 19% | 19% | 5% | 8% | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 2013 | CIEP[12] | 17% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 2013 | Cid Gallup[13] | 37% | 15% | 5% | 9% | 32% | |
| 14 Jan 2014 | Cid Gallup[14] | 39% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 26% | |
| 16 Jan 2014 | Unimer[15] | 20.3% | 20.2% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 22.2% | 5.8% |
| 21 Jan 2014 | CIEP[16] | 20.4% | 11.2% | 3.1% | 9.5% | 15.3% | 4.6% |
| 28 Jan 2014 | Cid Gallup[17] | 35.6% | 17.6% | 6.5% | 15.6% | 21% | 3.8% |
| 28 Jan 2014 | CIEP[18] | 17.4% | 7.3% | 3.4% | 11.6% | 14.4% |
Results
Presidential
Results of the 20th count at midday on 3 February 2014: [19]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Solís | Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) | 569,694 | 30.95 |
| Johnny Araya | Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) | 544,649 | 29.59 |
| José Villalta | Partido Frente Amplio (FA) | 315,586 | 17.14 |
| Otto Guevara | Partido Movimiento Libertario (PML) | 205,987 | 11.19 |
| Rodolfo Piza | Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) | 109,967 | 5.97 |
| José Corrales | Partido Patria Nueva (PPN) | 27,690 | 1.5 |
| Carlos Avendaño | Partido Restauración Nacional (PREN) | 24,796 | 1.35 |
| Justo Orozco | Partido Renovación Costarricense (PRC) | 14,780 | 0.8 |
| Oscar López | Partido Accesibilidad sin Exclusión (PASE) | 9,687 | 0.53 |
| Sergio Mena | Partido Nueva Generación (PNG) | 5,364 | 0.29 |
| Héctor Monestel | Partido de los Trabajadores (PDLT) | 4,609 | 0.25 |
| Walter Muñoz | Partido Avance Nacional (PAN) | 4,122 | 0.22 |
| José Echandi | Partido Integración Nacional (PIN) | 4,003 | 0.22 |
Legislative Assembly
Results of the 20th count at midday on 3 February 2014: [20]
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) | 569,694 | 30.95 |
| Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) | 544,649 | 29.59 |
| Partido Frente Amplio (FA) | 315,586 | 17.14 |
| Partido Movimiento Libertario (PML) | 205,987 | 11.19 |
| Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) | 109,967 | 5.97 |
| Partido Patria Nueva (PPN) | 27,690 | 1.5 |
| Partido Restauración Nacional (PREN) | 24,796 | 1.35 |
| Partido Renovación Costarricense (PRC) | 14,780 | 0.8 |
| Partido Accesibilidad sin Exclusión (PASE) | 9,687 | 0.53 |
| Partido Nueva Generación (PNG) | 5,364 | 0.29 |
| Partido de los Trabajadores (PDLT) | 4,609 | 0.25 |
| Partido Avance Nacional (PAN) | 4,122 | 0.22 |
| Partido Integración Nacional (PIN) | 4,033 | 0.22 |
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.
- ^ Constitución Política de la República de Costa Rica Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica. Retrieved: 2013-12-28. Template:Es
- ^ Newest poll shows Araya and Villalta heading for a runoff election The Tico Times, 2013-12-18.
- ^ http://new.diarioextra.com/Dnew/noticiaDetalle/137814
- ^ http://www.semanariouniversidad.ucr.cr/noticias/pais/11445-encuesta-del-ciep-para-universidad-oferta-de-candidatos-no-atrae-votantes.html
- ^ http://www.nacion.com/nacional/politica/Nueva-Unimer-Johnny-Araya-electoral_0_1368063225.html
- ^ http://www.teletica.com/Noticias/29705-Sondeo-de-la-UCR-Araya-firme-Villalta-y-Guevara-se-reparten-lo-que-dejo-el-doctor.note.aspx
- ^ http://www.diarioextra.com/Dnew/noticiaDetalle/217947
- ^ http://www.monumental.co.cr/noticia/johnny-araya-ganaria-elecciones-en-primera-ronda-segun-encuesta
- ^ http://www.nacion.com/nacional/Pais-favorito-meses-elecciones_0_1381461963.html
- ^ http://www.semanariouniversidad.ucr.cr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12079&Itemid=70
- ^ https://www.larepublica.net/app/cms/www/index.php?pk_articulo=533309288
- ^ http://www.repretel.com/nueva-encuesta-anticipa-lucha-cerrada-por-la-presidencia-del-pa%C3%ADs
- ^ http://www.nacion.com/nacional/elecciones2014/Pais-indeciso-camina-segunda-electoral_0_1390860962.html
- ^ Encuesta del CIEP: Johnny Araya frena caída y toma leve ventaja, Semanario, 21 January 2014
- ^ Cerrada lucha por la Presidencia entre cuatro candidatos, informa-TICO.com, 28 January 2014
- ^ Nueva encuesta del CIEP: Indecisión crece a pocos días de las elecciones, Semanario, 28 January 2014
- ^ Presidente Corte Número 20 Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones 2014-02-03. Template:Es
- ^ Diputados Corte Número 20 Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones 2014-02-03. Template:Es
