2026 Costa Rican general election
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[[Laura Fernández Delgado]], the candidate of the ruling [[Sovereign People's Party (Costa Rica)|Sovereign People's Party]] (PPSO), won the presidential election with 48.53% of the votes, defeating [[Álvaro Ramos Chaves]] of the [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]] (PLN) and 18 other candidates in the first round. This exceeded the threshold of 40% required to win the election in a single round. She is the second woman to be elected president of Costa Rica. |
[[Laura Fernández Delgado]], the candidate of the ruling [[Sovereign People's Party (Costa Rica)|Sovereign People's Party]] (PPSO), won the presidential election with 48.53% of the votes, defeating [[Álvaro Ramos Chaves]] of the [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]] (PLN) and 18 other candidates in the first round. This exceeded the threshold of 40% required to win the election in a single round. She is the second woman to be elected president of Costa Rica. |
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The PPSO also won a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly (the first time since [[1990 Costa Rican general election|1990]] that a single party had done so): 31, against the PLN's 17. The [[Broad Front (Costa Rica)|Broad Front]] (FA) won seven, with the two remaining seats going to the Citizen Agenda Coalition (CAC) and the [[Social Christian Unity Party]] (PUSC). |
The PPSO also won a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly (the first time since [[1990 Costa Rican general election|1990]] that a single party had done so): 31, against the PLN's 17. The [[Broad Front (Costa Rica)|Broad Front]] (FA) won seven, with the two remaining seats going to the Citizen Agenda Coalition (CAC) and the [[Social Christian Unity Party]] (PUSC), the latter of which obtaining its worst electoral result since its foundation in 1983. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The [[president of Costa Rica]] is elected using a modified [[two-round system]] in which a candidate must receive at least 40% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate wins in the first round, a runoff is held between the two candidates with most votes.[http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2780/ Costa Rica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223160619/http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2780/ |date=23 February 2017 }} IFES Each presidential candidate shares the ballot with two [[Vice President of Costa Rica|vice-presidential]] candidates.{{cite web |first=Don |last=Mateo |title=Costa Rica Has Two Vice Presidents? |url=https://ticotimes.net/2024/10/29/costa-rica-has-two-vice-presidents |website=[[Tico Times]] |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=1 February 2026 |archive-date=16 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251016011107/https://ticotimes.net/2024/10/29/costa-rica-has-two-vice-presidents |url-status=live }} |
The [[president of Costa Rica]] is elected using a modified [[two-round system]] in which a candidate must receive at least 40% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate wins in the first round, a runoff is held between the two candidates with most votes.[http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2780/ Costa Rica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223160619/http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2780/ |date=23 February 2017 }} IFES Each presidential candidate shares the ballot with two [[Vice President of Costa Rica|vice-presidential]] candidates.{{cite web |first=Don |last=Mateo |title=Costa Rica Has Two Vice Presidents? |url=https://ticotimes.net/2024/10/29/costa-rica-has-two-vice-presidents |website=[[Tico Times]] |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=1 February 2026 |archive-date=16 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251016011107/https://ticotimes.net/2024/10/29/costa-rica-has-two-vice-presidents |url-status=live }} |
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The 57 members of the [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica]] are elected using a [[closed list]] voting system with [[proportional representation]] through the [[largest remainder method]] from seven multi-member constituencies which are based on the seven [[Provinces of Costa Rica|provinces]].[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2073_B.htm Electoral system] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001121647/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2073_B.htm |date=1 October 2017 }} IPU |
The 57 members of the [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica]] are elected using a [[closed list]] voting system with [[proportional representation]] through the [[largest remainder method]] from seven multi-member constituencies with between five and 19 seats, which are based on the seven [[Provinces of Costa Rica|provinces]].[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2073_B.htm Electoral system] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001121647/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2073_B.htm |date=1 October 2017 }} IPU Overseas voters may cast ballots in the presidential election, but not for members of the Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |last1=García |first1=Jessica |title=El aumento de la participación electoral se registra en consulados de Costa Rica en el exterior |url=https://www.infobae.com/costa-rica/2026/02/01/el-aumento-de-la-participacion-electoral-se-registra-en-consulados-de-costa-rica-en-el-exterior/ |work=[[Infobae]] |date=1 February 2026}} |
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== Presidential candidates == |
== Presidential candidates == |
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