2. In April 2003, the Costa Rican Constitutional Court
annulled a 1969 constitutional reform which had
barred presidents from running for reelection.
3. 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
4. Political System Cont.
• Costa Rica has long • Several contributing
emphasized the factors to this trend,
development of democracy include:
• Enlightened
and respect for human
leadership
rights.
• Comparative
• The country's political prosperity
system has steadily • Flexible class lines
developed, maintaining • Educational
democratic institutions and opportunities
an orderly, constitutional creating a stable
scheme for government middle class/ high
succession. social indicators.
5. President of Costa Rica
Laura 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
6. VP of Costa Rica
AlfioPiva
First VicePresident
Politician, scientist
and
environmentalist
National Libertarian
Party
7. VP of Costa Rica
Luis Liberman Ginsburg
Elected in February of 2010
Second Vice President
Expert in economic affairs
8. Jose Enrique-
CASTILLO Eduardo Ulibarri
Barrantes (Ambassador to
(Foreign Minister) United Nations)
Muni
FIGUERES Boggs
(Ambassador to
United States)
