21st Century Curridabat explained

Country:Costa Rica
21st Century Curridabat
Native Name:Curridabat Siglo XXI
Flag:Bandera del Curridabat Siglo XXI.svg
Ideology:Progressivism
Localism
President:Guillermo Alonso Guzmán
National:Citizens' Action Party
Foundation:1997
Headquarters:Granadilla Curridabat, via 306 San José

21st Century Curridabat (Spanish; Castilian: Curridabat Siglo XXI) is a local political party in Curridabat Canton, Costa Rica.[1] It is considered the most successful local party in the country as all Curridabat mayors have come from the party.[2] [3] The party also often controls the majority of the Municipal Council.

Curridabat first mayor elected in 2002 at the first Costa Rican mayoral elections was Lucy Retana. Retana did not run for re-election and was succeeded by Edgar Mora, the party's nominee for the 2006 election. Mora won re-election in all later elections. After the 2016 municipal election won also all the District's Syndics and 3 out of 7 members of the Municipal Council.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Community Park Reflects Big Goals For Urban Planning In Curridabat. 9 April 2016. The Tico Times.
  2. News: Venegas. Ismael. Grupos locales a reivindicar municipio. La Nación.
  3. News: Sequeira . Aarón . Más de 30 partidos cantonales intentan dar lucha ante nacionales . La Prensa Libre . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605095127/http://www2.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/26217-mas-de-30-partidos-cantonales-intentan-dar-lucha-ante-nacionales.html . June 5, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Results. Electoral Tribunal. 9 April 2016.