las políticas de costa rica nicki alvino & sarah bono
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Las Políticas deCosta Rica
Nicki Alvino & Sarah Bono
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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VP of Costa Rica
Alfio Piva
First VicePresident
Politician, scientist and environmentalist
National Libertarian Party
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VP of Costa Rica
Luis Liberman Ginsburg
Elected in February of 2010
Second Vice President
Expert in economic affairs
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Jose Enrique- CASTILLO Barrantes
(Foreign Minister)
Muni FIGUERES
Boggs(Ambassador to United States)
Eduardo Ulibarri
(Ambassador toUnited Nations)
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Sources
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2019.htm#political