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Hauptstadt
Name: San Jose
geographische Koordinaten: 9 56 N, 84 05 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph
Unabhängigkeit
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Nationalfeiertag
Unabhängigkeit, 15 September (1821)
Konstitution
history: many previous; latest effective 8 November 1949
amendments: proposals require the signatures of at least 10 Legislative Assembly members or petition of at least 5% of qualified voters; consideration of proposals requires two-thirds majority approval in each of three readings by the Assembly, followed by preparation of the proposal as a legislative bill and its approval by simple majority of the Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership; a referendum is required only if approved by at least two thirds of the Assembly; amended many times, last in 2015 (2018)
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal und obligatorisch
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (seit dem 8 May 2018); First Vice Staatspräsident Epsy CAMPBELL Barr (seit dem 8 May 2018); Second Vice Staatspräsident Marvin RODRIGUEZ Cordero (seit dem 8 May 2018); note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (seit dem 8 May 2018); First Vice Staatspräsident Epsy CAMPBELL Barr (seit dem 8 May 2018); Second Vice Staatspräsident Marvin RODRIGUEZ Cordero (seit dem 8 May 2018)
cabinet: Cabinet selected by the president
elections/appointments: president and vice presidents directly elected on the same ballot by modified majority popular vote (40% threshold) for a 4-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); election last held on 4 February 2018 with a runoff on 1 April 2018 (next to be held in February 2022)
election results: Carlos ALVARADO Quesada elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Fabricio ALVARADO Munoz (PRN) 25%; Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (PAC) 21.6%; Antonio ALVAREZ (PLN) 18.6%; Rodolfo PIZA (PUSC) 16%; Juan Diego CASTRO (PIN) 9.5%; Rodolfo HERNANDEZ (PRS) 4.9%, other 4.4%; percent of vote in second round - Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (PAC) 60.7%; Fabricio ALVARADO Munoz (PRN) 39.3%

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019