Costa Rican Elections

General elections are currently being held in costa rica on 1 february 2026. [1][2] if no candidate for president receives a 40% plurality of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election will be held on. 18 hours agoright-wing populist laura fernandez won a commanding victory in costa rica's general elections on sunday, while her ruling party is set to gain a majority in congress.

7 hours agothe incumbent candidate, right-wing laura fernandez, won the costa rican elections in the first round and will become president. 6 days agocosta rica’s election is being shaped less by the classic “jobs-and-prices” agenda and more by public anxiety over violence and trafficking —a major shift for a country long seen as. 3 hours agopreliminary and partial results put the costa rican president's handpicked successor well ahead in a crowded field after sunday's election.

1 day agocosta rican voters choose sunday between continuing the policies of outgoing conservative populist rodrigo chaves by electing his selected successor or giving a new chance to parties. 13 hours agocosta rica heads to the polls this sunday to pick a new president after an election season overshadowed by crime and political apathy. 1 day agowhat to know for costa rica’s presidential election polls suggest that the candidate close to outgoing president rodrigo chaves is likely to triumph in the february 1 vote.

21 hours agomonths later, costa rica’s electoral authority, too, called for his immunity to be lifted after accusing him of using his power to meddle in sunday’s elections and benefit ms. 14 hours agocosta rica faces a tense election on sunday as voters decide whether a rightwing populist promising a tough approach to drug-driven crime will win the presidency in the first round.