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Laura Virginia Fernández Delgado
Head of state Active
Presidenta de la República de Costa Rica · Principal · De jure
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Primary executive
Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.
- Executive system
- Presidential republic · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Head of state
- Why this office is primary
- The directly elected President is head of state and head of government and exercises executive power with the ministers.
Government
Administration of Laura Fernandez Delgado
May 8, 2026 — May 8, 2030 · De jure
Partido Pueblo Soberano
PPSO
Partido Liberacion Nacional
PLN
Frente Amplio
FA
Partido Unidad Social Cristiana
PUSC
Coalicion Agenda Ciudadana
CAC
Legislature and composition
UnicameralLegislative Assembly of Costa Rica
May 1, 2026 — Apr 30, 2030
Legislative Assembly
57 SeatsPPSO31 / 57
PLN17 / 57
FA7 / 57
PUSC1 / 57
CAC1 / 57
Next election
Date not scheduledNext Costa Rican presidential election
Date not scheduled · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- Direct popular vote with a possible runoff; the electoral authority has not called the 2030 election or registered candidates.
Latest election
Completed2026 Costa Rican presidential election
Feb 1, 2026 · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- Direct popular vote; a ticket wins in the first round with more than 40 percent of valid votes, otherwise a runoff is held.
- Published result
- Laura Fernandez Delgado · 48.5%; Alvaro Ramos Chaves
Current policy issues
- 1Public security and organized crimePresidency of Costa Rica - current government news and priorities
- 2Cost of living and economic opportunityPresidency of Costa Rica - current government news and priorities
- 3Health and education servicesPresidency of Costa Rica - current government news and priorities
- 4Infrastructure and public managementPresidency of Costa Rica - current government news and priorities
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 149
- Active in source
- 21
- Historical in source
- 0
- parties shown
- 100
- Founded
- 1942
- Founded
- 1997
- Founded
- 2004
- Founded
- 1894
- Founded
- 2006
- Founded
- 2000
- Founded
- 1906
- Founded
- 1996
- Founded
- 1951
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 2012
More parties (88)
- Founded
- 1995
- Founded
- 1932
- Founded
- 2014
- Founded
- 2005
- Founded
- 1977
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- 1889
Sovereign People's Party
Party Active
- Founded
- 1906
21st Century Curridabat
Party Unknown
A Just Costa Rica
Party Unknown
Accessibility without Exclusion
Party Unknown
Active Social Organization
Party Unknown
Agrarian Labour Action Party
Party Unknown
Agrarian Politics Union Party
Party Unknown
Agricultural Party
Party Unknown
Alliance for San Jose
Party Unknown
Ateniense Union Party
Party Unknown
Authentic Limonense Party
Party Unknown
Barbareña Integration Party
Party Unknown
Broad Front
Party Unknown
Cartago Agrarian Union Party
Party Unknown
Cartago Green Party
Party Unknown
Catholic Union (Costa Rica)
Party Unknown
Christian Democrat Party
Party Unknown
Christian Democratic Alliance
Party Unknown
Christian National Alliance
Party Unknown
Citizens' Action Party
Party Unknown
Civic Party of Tibás Fuenteovejuna
Party Unknown
Civil Party
Party Unknown
Constitutional Party
Party Unknown
Costa Rican People's Party
Party Unknown
Costa Rican Popular Front
Party Unknown
Costa Rican Renovation Party
Party Unknown
Democratic Force
Party Unknown
Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Democratic Renovation
Party Unknown
Ecological Garabito Party
Party Unknown
Escazu's Progressive Yoke
Party Unknown
Greater Alliance Party
Party Unknown
Homeland First Party
Party Unknown
Independent Belemite Party
Party Unknown
Independent Guanacaste Party
Party Unknown
Independent National Party
Party Unknown
Independent Party
Party Unknown
Liberal Union
Party Unknown
Libertarian Movement
Party Unknown
National Advance Party
Party Unknown
National Agrarian Party
Party Unknown
National Front Party
Party Unknown
National Integration Party
Party Unknown
National Liberation Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- Oct 12, 1951
- Ideology
- Third Way
- Party leadership
- Fernando Zamora Castellanos
National Movement
Party Unknown
National Republican Party
Party Unknown
National Rescue Party
Party Unknown
National Restoration Party
Party Unknown
National Socialist Party of Costa Rica
Party Unknown
National Unification Party
Party Unknown
National Union Party
Party Unknown
New Fatherland Party
Party Unknown
New Generation Party
Party Unknown
New Republic Party
Party Unknown
New Socialist Party
Party Unknown
Oromontano Autonomous Party
Party Unknown
Our Town Party
Party Unknown
Party of the Sun
Party Unknown
Patriotic Alliance Party
Party Unknown
People's Vanguard Party
Party Unknown
Popular Democratic Action
Party Unknown
Progressive Liberal Party (Costa Rica, 1889)
Party Unknown
Provincial Integration Party Three
Party Unknown
Republican Party
Party Unknown
Revolutionary Civic Union
Party Unknown
Social Christian Republican Party
Party Unknown
Social Christian Unity Party
Party Unknown
Social Democratic Progress Party
Party Unknown
Socialist Action Party
Party Unknown
Socialist Party of Costa Rica
Party Unknown
Transporters' Party
Party Unknown
Union for Change Party
Party Unknown
Unique Abangareño Party
Party Unknown
United Cartago Coalition
Party Unknown
United People
Party Unknown
United We Can
Party Unknown
Unity Coalition
Party Unknown
Vamos
Party Unknown
Worker's Socialist Organization Party
Party Unknown
Worker-Peasant Party
Party Unknown
Elections
PartialCosta Rican parliamentary election, 2006
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 5, 2006
Completed
1948 Costa Rican Constituent Assembly election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 8, 1948
Completed
1940 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 11, 1940
Completed
1936 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 9, 1936
Completed
1932 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 14, 1932
Completed
1928 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 12, 1928
Completed
1923 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 2, 1923
Completed
1919 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 7, 1919
Completed
1917 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Apr 1, 1917
Completed
1913 Costa Rican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 7, 1913
Completed
Sources
9
- 1Attorney General s Office of Costa Rica - Political Constitutioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2Presidency of Costa Rica - President Laura Fernandez Delgadocitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica - presidential election declaration 1876-E11-2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica - legislative election declaration 2363-E11-2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5Presidency of Costa Rica - current government news and prioritiescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Ricacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
- 8WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 9Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
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