Q COSTARICA
Costa Rica has presidential elections every four years. The election is held in February, with the newly elected president taking office the following May 8.
More than 3 million Costa Ricans today will chose their new president: Carlos Alvarado (left) or Fabricio Alvarado (right)
In February’s election, if no candidate wins more than 40% of the vote, the two best performing candidate go head-to-head in a run-off election to be held weeks from the first round election.
If there should be a tie in the run-off election, the oldest of the two candidates will be declared winner and president.
A sitting president cannot run for consecutive office, he or she has to wait out one election cycle before running again.
The 2018 Election
On February 4, Fabricio Alvarado obtained 24.8% of
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