Republica de Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica
Sistema Electoral Electoral System
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National Executive
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Composition
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1 President and 2 Vice-Presidents
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Election System
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The winning candidate must receive at
least 40% of the valid vote. If no candidate receives this
percentage, a second-round election is held for the top
two candidates.
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Duration of Term
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Four years
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Term Limits
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Consecutive re-election is prohibited
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Unicameral Legislature - Legislative
Assembly
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Composition
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57 members
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Election System
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Deputies are elected by 7 multi-member
constituencies (provinces) through closed-list proportional
representation
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Duration of Term
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Four years
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Term Limits
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Consecutive re-election is prohibited
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State / Provincial Executive (*)
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(*) The constitution does not establish
provincial governments. Municipal governments are the only
form of sub-national government (Article 169 of Costa Rica's
Constitution). Municipal governments are formed by a deliberative
body, composed by municipal mayors elected by popular vote
and a Executive employee to be designated by law.
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| District magnitude for PR districts? |
4 to 21 Assembly seats per province
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| Threshold for PR seats |
No
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| Voting legally compulsory? |
Yes
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| Gender quotas? |
Yes, 40%. This percentage will increase
to 50% for the next general elections in 2014. (1)
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| Quotas for minority representation? |
No
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| Is remote voting possible? |
No
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| Concurrent Elections? |
Yes
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(1) Information taken from IPU-Parline.
Fuente / Source: Constitucion de Costa Rica, Ace Project, Quota Project, IPU-Parline