Costa Rican municipal elections, 2002

Municipal and local elections were held for the first time in Costa Rica on December 1, 2002. This was the first time citizens of the 81 cantons were able to directly choose their mayors as previously the municipal executive was appointed by the city council.[1] A syndic and 4 District Councilors were also elected for each canton’s district as 8 intendants for especial districts with administrative autonomy.

Then ruling Social Christian Unity Party had its best results in history on a local election gaining most of the mayors and councilors; 48 mayors and 785 syndics and councilors.[1] National Liberation Party, then main opposition force, earn the second largest number of both with 27 mayors and 676.[1] Costa Rica was still pretty much under a two-party system at the time even when in the recent general election the new force Citizens Action Party surprised with high voting for president and parliament, in this first municipal running achieve only one mayor in Montes de Oca (the party’s hometown).[1]

Results

Party Secretary General District Councilors Mayors
No. No.
Social Christian Unity Jorge Eduardo Sanchez 785 48
National Liberation Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera 676 27
Citizens' Action Ottón Solís Fallas 178 1
Others 4

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Georgetown. "Final Results Municipal Elections 2002". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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