The fiscal deficit is perhaps the main problem that the country will face in the coming years. The numbers of the Central Bank speak of 7.1% for 2018 and of 7.9% for 2019 if no measures are taken. The candidate of the Citizen Action Party, Carlos Alvarado, said in a press conference that this is […]
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Costa Rican bonds go down after electoral result
The Costa Rican external debt bonds traded in international markets registered a reduction in their price on Monday morning, as investors reacted to the results of the first round of elections. The Costa Rican Eurobond with expiration in 2045, the largest term issued by Costa Rica, registered a fall of three percentage points in its […]
Pattern of participation has been present since 1953
The preliminary figures of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal have shown 34.27% of abstention. According to experts, this is an expected percentage and an average phenomenon since 1998. The provinces of Limón, Puntarenas and Guanacaste had the lowest participation rates. However, according to Ronald Alfaro, researcher at CIEP, this phenomenon has been present since 1953. The […]
This is all you need to know about the second round of elections
For several years now, the rule is that the president of the Republic is chosen in a second electoral round. In this process, the two candidates with the most votes will compete for the honor of directing the country for the next four years. According to the last count by Supreme Court of Elections (TSE), […]
Luis Antonio Sobrado: “The sovereign people have spoken”
The results of the elections continue to make progress. On Sunday night, 46.70% of the votes had been counted and an almost probable second round was on the table. Before the first results, the president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Luis Antonio Sobrado, gave a message to the citizens highlighting the electoral process and asking […]
Analysts: many prefer to keep their vote private
Many of the people who voted on Sunday to elect a new President and the 57 legislators preferred to keep their vote private, according to analysts Sergio Araya and Claudio Alpízar, after evaluating the Election Day. Araya, coordinator of the political projects of Konrad Adenuaer Foundation in Costa Rica of, said he was struck by […]