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Political Parties

That two old parties have alternated power since 1949 until the past recent elections the new leaders appears with new political parties like PAC or Pueblo Soberano.

Elections

Costa Rican citizens enjoy universal suffrage, with everyone, male and female, over 18 has the vote; and all the citizens are automatically registered to vote on their 18th birthday, when they are issued a voter identity card.
Voters indicate their political preferences with a thumbprint beneath a photograph of the candidates of their choice.
If the president-elect fails to receive 40% of the vote, a special runoff election is held for the two top contenders.

Control of the police force also reverts to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal during election campaigns to help ensure the integrity of all constitutional guarantees.
In theory all parties are granted equal air time on radio and television, and all campaign costs are largely drawn from the public purse: any party with five percent or more of the vote in the prior election can apply for a proportionate share of the official campaign fund, equal to 0.5 percent of the national budget. If a party fails to get five percent of the vote, it is legally required to refund the money, though this rarely happens.

Costa Rica government is based on the reforms of the Calderon and Figueres era in 1949.

Successive administrations have created an impressive array of health, education, and social-welfare programs plus steadily expanding state enterprises and regulatory bodies, all of which spell a massive expansion of the government bureaucracy.

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