Costa Rica

 

República de Costa Rica (Republic of Costa Rica)

Executive:
President: Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (2002) PUSC
1st vice-president: Lineth Saborio (2002) PUSC
2nd vice-president: Luis Fishman (2002) PUSC
The president is, together with two vice-presidents, elected for a four year term by the people. The government is formed by the PUSC.
President: 3 february and 7 april 2002 (68.9 and 61.0 %) % %
Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (Partido de Unidad Socialcristiana) 38.6 58.0
Rolando Araya Monge (Partido Liberación Nacional) 31.0 42.0
Ottón Solís Fallas (Partido Acción Ciudadana) 26.2 -
Otto Guevara Guth (Movimiento Libertario) 1.7 -
Justo Orozco Alvarez (Partido Renovación Costaricense) 1.1 -
Source: TSE and La Nacion

Parliament:
The Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly) has 57 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in each province.

Asamblea Legislativa: 3 february 2002 (66.6 %) % 57
Partido de Unidad Socialcristiana (Christian-Social Unity Party, christian-democratic) PUSC 29.8 19
Partido Liberación Nacional (National Liberation Party, social-democratic) PLN 27.1 17
Partido Acción Ciudadana (Citizens' Action Party) PAC 21.9 14
Movimiento Libertario (Libertarian Movement) ML 9.3 6
Partido Renovación Costariccense (Costa Rican Renewal Party, conservative) PRC 3.6 1
Fuerza Democrática (Democratic Force, socialist) FD 2.0 -
Partido Integración Nacional (Nacional Integration Party) PIN 1.7 -
Coalición Cambio 2000 (Coalition Change 2000)
- Acción Democrática Alajuelense (Alajuelan Democratic Action)
- Pueblo Unido (United People, socialist) 		CC2000 0.8 -
Partido Acción Laborista Agrícola (Agricultural Labour Action Party, regionalist agrarian) ALA 0.7 -
Source: TSE

Political Parties:

Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN)
founded / fundado: 1948
leader / presidente: Rolando Araya
address / dirección: Sabana Oeste, San José
telephone / teléfono: 232-5133
e-mail / correo electrónico: palina@sol.rcsa.co.cr
fax / facsímil: 296-0916

Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC)
founded / fundado: 1985
leader / presidente: Abel Pacheco

 


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