Please help me ticos!! who chooses the leader in costa rica?

Question

is it the electoral college like america? supreme court?

this is actually a school project!!

Answer 1

Hi friend:

Look in Wikipedia for more info about your question about Costa Rica.

Answer 2

as daniel said, in costa rica we all of us, all the citizens (more than 18 years old)... vote to choose the president. this way is called "direct democracy", that means that our votes are counted one by one and the total of those votes choose the president. it's similar in the majorty of latin-american countrys.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_demo...

Answer 3

Hi

Leader??? PRESIDENT

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Presidential System

The president is elected for a four-year term. If one candidate receives more than 40% of the vote, no second round voting is held.

Legislative System

Unicameral Congress.

The 52 members of the National Assembly are elected for four-years and may not be re-elected for consecutive terms.

Costa Rica is a democratic republic with a strong constitution. .

Costa Rica is a republic with three powers: executive responsibilities are vested in a president, legislative power is vested on the Legislative Assembly, and Judicial power is vested on the Supreme Court. There also are two vice presidents as well as a cabinet designated by the president. The president, vice presidents, and fifty-seven Legislative Assembly delegates are elected for four-year terms. A constitutional amendment approved in 1969 limited presidents and delegates to one term, although delegates were allowed to run again for an Assembly seat after sitting out a term.

The Supreme Electoral Body, the Office of the Comptroller General, the Office of the Procurator General of the Republic and the Office of the Ombudsman also enjoy a lot of independence.

The Supreme Court is divided into 4 chambers, one dealing with Constitutional Law, one dealing with Criminal Law and two dealing with Civil Law, Merchant Law and the like.

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The politics of Costa Rica take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Costa Rica is both the head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the president and his cabinet. Legislative power is vested in the Legislative Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Costa Rica is a republic with a strong system of constitutional checks and balances.

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Answer 4

Hi.  Costa Rica is a Democratic country with direct representation (that means, one person, one vote).  Every 4 years, there is an election in which all citizens above 18 yrs of age can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice.  The candidate with the most votes wins the election.