Las Políticas deCosta Rica

Nicki Alvino & Sarah Bono

Costa Rican Government

Costa Rica is a democratic republic with a very strong system of constitutional checks and

balances. Executive responsibilities are vested in a president, who is the country's center of

power.

In April 2003, the Costa Rican Constitutional Court annulled a 1969 constitutional reform which had barred presidents from running for reelection.

Political System

Capital of Costa Rica: San Jose

Democratic Republic

No military/ armed forces

President and Vice Presidents elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single 4 year term

Divided into 7 administrative provinces: Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose

Political System Cont.

• Costa Rica has long emphasized the development of democracy and respect for human rights.

• The country's political system has steadily developed, maintaining democratic institutions and an orderly, constitutional scheme for government succession.

• Several contributing factors to this trend, include:• Enlightened

leadership• Comparative

prosperity• Flexible class

lines• Educational

opportunities creating a stable middle class/ high social indicators.

President of Costa RicaLaura Chinchilla- 1st female

Costa Rican President

Worked in areas of judicial reform, public safety, political and institutional reform, trade, technology, and children and youth programs.

Since 1990 she has worked as a consultant in Latin America and Africa for various international agencies

VP of Costa Rica

Alfio Piva

First VicePresident

Politician, scientist and environmentalist

National Libertarian Party

VP of Costa Rica

Luis Liberman Ginsburg

Elected in February of 2010

Second Vice President

Expert in economic affairs

Jose Enrique- CASTILLO Barrantes

(Foreign Minister)

Muni FIGUERES

Boggs(Ambassador to United States)

Eduardo Ulibarri

(Ambassador toUnited Nations)

Sources

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2019.htm#political