In total 16 national parties are registered to take part in the presidential elections, and 12 are allowed to present candidates for the Legislative Assembly.
Libertarian lawmaker and former presidential candidate Otto Guevara says he'll decide next year whether to run for president, but that his party should learn a few things from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's playbook.
Preliminary results by Costa Rica's Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) on Sunday night showed turnout in municipal elections has increased from 28 percent in 2010 to 35 percent this time around.
Municipal elections in Costa Rica have struggled with low turnout in the past but those who did vote said they did so out of a sense of patriotic obligation.
Costa Ricans began voting Sunday morning to choose local mayors, council members and other municipal officials in 81 cantons in the country's seven provinces.
The former mayor of San José, Johnny Araya Monge, who headed the municipality for 22 years, believes progress has stalled since he left office in 2013 to pursue a losing bid for the presidency the following year.
Of a total of 81 cantons in Costa Rica, only six will enforce a ban on alcohol sales during upcoming municipal elections on Sunday, according to the National Union of Local Governments. That's just over 7 percent.
Former President Oscar Arias has warned that a security agreement with the United States violates Costa Rica's Constitution. The National Liberation Party continues to...
Costa Rican authorities will launch a nationwide Holy Week operation aimed at protecting wildlife and national parks during one of the busiest travel periods...
The shallow tremor rattled residents in parts of Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo provinces but produced no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The...
