The TSE declared winners after the manual count for San José and Alajuela, the winners will be notified officially through the respective city secretary.
The TSE still must scrutinize the votes for the provinces of Cartago, Heredia, Puntarenas, Guanacaste and Limón.
Track results live at the TSE web site:
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The winners for San José and Alajuela were:
CANTÓN CENTRAL
SANTA […]
By Katherine Stanley
Tico Times Staff
As the results from the municipal elections continued to trickle in yesterday, it became increasingly clear that Sunday was a very good day for the National Liberation Party (PLN) and a bad day for voter turnout.
The green-and-white party, which started the year by winning the presidency, as well as more legislative […]
Here are the preliminary results from the TSE
SAN JOSÉ
• Central
Name: Johnny Francisco Araya
Party: PLN
• Escazú
Name: Jorge Guillermo Fonseca Picado
Party: PAC
• Desamparados
Name: Maureen Fallas Fallas
Party: PLN
• Puriscal
Name: Jorge Luis Chaves Gutiérrez.
Party: PLN
• Tarrazú
Name: Iván Suárez Sandí
Party: PLN
• Aserrí
Name: Mario Morales Guzmán.
Party: PLN
• Mora
Name: Gilberto Monge Pizarro.
Party: PLN
• Goicoechea
Name: Óscar Enrique Figueroa Fieujeam
Party: PLN
• Santa […]
The votes will really count in the municipal elections, as yesterday only 23.7% of the eligible voters show up despite generally good weather throughout the country.
The soccer playoffs, Christmas shopping, apathy from parties and the lack of funding for mayoral campaigns were all signaled as culprits for the low turnout. Oscar Fonseca, Chief Magistrate of […]
La Nacion 1 December 2006
Of 375 candidates, only 45 are womean, PAC has the most: 11; then the PLN with 9; the Libertarians with 6. In just 4 of the 81 cities are 2 women running.
TSE magistrate Eugenia Zamora, commented that unfortunately women will not get fair representation among the country’s mayors, however “They […]
By Katherine Stanley
Tico Times Staff
Corruption allegations. Local scandals. Unfinished business. This year’s municipal elections have it all – except, perhaps, voters.
Whether citizens’ concerns about their local governments will bring them to the polls Sunday in greater numbers than in the first mayoral elections four years ago remains to be seen. Some observers maintain the […]
Costa Ricans all over the country will be electing 4,951 leaders, including mayors and other local officials, during the municipal elections Sunday, and observers from around Central America, South America and the Caribbean began arriving yesterday to watch over the process, according to a statement from the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE).
Representatives from Paraguay and Guatemala […]
By Tim Rogers and Katherine Stanley
Nica Times and Tico Times Staff
MANAGUA – At press time last night, a victory by Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega appeared all but assured, with four rounds of preliminary returns and a watchdog group’s “fast count” showing Ortega with a significant lead over his opponents in Nicaragua’s presidential race.
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The Esquivel Volio family was the largest supporter in the last campaign, giving ¢90,030,500 to the PLN, according to a study of the TSE done by Al Día.
The contributions were made between the months of December of 2005 and February of 2006, by brothers Alfredo, Alvaro, Mario and Alberto Esquivel Volio, as well as their […]
By Katherine Stanley
Tico Times Staff
With many glumly predicting dismal voter turnout during the Dec. 3 municipal elections, analysts and electoral officials gathered yesterday at the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) in San José to discuss ways to improve not only the voting process, but also municipal governments as a whole.
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