| Post: | President |
| Body: | the Republic of Costa Rica |
| Native Name: | Presidente de la República de Costa Rica |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Costa Rica.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 125px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Costa Rica |
| Incumbent: | Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
| Incumbentsince: | 8 May 2022 |
| Residence: | Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica |
| Termlength: | Four years, renewable but not immediately[1] |
| Type: | Head of state Head of government |
| Inaugural: | José María Castro Madriz |
| Formation: | 31 August 1848[2] |
| Deputy: | Vice President of Costa Rica |
| Salary: | 5,124,387 Costa Rican colones/9,460 USD per month[3] |
| Website: | President of Costa Rica |
| Style: | Excelentísimo Señor |
The president of the Republic of Costa Rica is the head of state and head of government of Costa Rica. The president is currently elected in direct elections for a period of four years, which is not immediately renewable. Two vice presidents are elected in the same ticket with the president. The president appoints the Council of Ministers.[4] Due to the abolition of the military of Costa Rica in 1948, the president is not a commander-in-chief, unlike the norm in most other countries, although the Constitution does describe him as commander-in-chief of the civil defense public forces.[5]
From 1969 to 2005, the president was barred from seeking reelection. After the amendment banning reelection was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2005, an incumbent president became eligible to run again after waiting for at least eight years after leaving office.[6]
The President of Costa Rica is elected using a modified [two-round system] in which a candidate must receive at least 40% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate wins in the first round, a runoff is held between the two candidates with the largest number of votes.[7]
According to Article 131 of the Constitution, The following is required to be president or vice president of the Republic:
According to article 139 of the Constitution of Costa Rica, the following powers are exclusive attributes[5] of the president:
Article 140 gives the president the following duties[5] alongside the respective minister:
The Constitution also establishes limitations on the president's powers[5] which can be prosecuted if broken.
Article 148.
Article 149
See main article: 2022 Costa Rican general election.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| José María Figueres Olsen | National Liberation Party | 497,966 | 27.26 | 884,029 | 47.12% | |
| Rodrigo Chaves Robles | Social Democratic Progress Party | 305,157 | 16.70 | 991,955 | 52.88% | |
| Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz | New Republic Party | 270,800 | 14.82 | |||
| Lineth Saborío Chaverri | Social Christian Unity Party | 225,866 | 12.36 | |||
| Eliécer Feinzaig Mintz | Liberal Progressive Party | 225,239 | 12.33 | |||
| José María Villalta Florez-Estrada | Broad Front | 158,991 | 8.70 | |||
| Rolando Araya Monge | A Just Costa Rica | 17,317 | 0.95 | |||
| style=background-color:#704098 | Natalia Díaz Quintana | United We Can | 14,965 | 0.82 | ||
| Greivin Moya Carpio | National Force Party | 14,309 | 0.78 | |||
| style=background-color:#FFD700 | Welmer Ramos González | Citizens' Action Party | 12,135 | 0.66 | ||
| Sergio Mena Díaz | New Generation Party | 11,027 | 0.60 | |||
| Óscar López Arias | Accessibility without Exclusion | 10,736 | 0.59 | |||
| Rodolfo Hernández Gómez | Social Christian Republican Party | 10,692 | 0.59 | |||
| style=background-color:#0059CF | Eduardo Cruickshank Smith | National Restoration Party | 10,000 | 0.55 | ||
| style=background-color:#00008B | Federico Malavassi Calvo | Liberal Union Party | 6,575 | 0.36 | ||
| Carmen Quesada Santamaría | Costa Rican Social Justice Party | 6,472 | 0.35 | |||
| style=background-color:#C0C0C0 | Maricela Morales Mora | Costa Rican Democratic Union | 5,734 | 0.31 | ||
| Christian Rivera Paniagua | Christian Democratic Alliance | 5,098 | 0.28 | |||
| Óscar Campos Chavarría | National Encounter Party | 4,263 | 0.23 | |||
| Rodolfo Piza Rocafort | Our People Party | 3,106 | 0.17 | |||
| Walter Múñoz Céspedes | National Integration Party | 2,975 | 0.16 | |||
| Roulan Jiménez Chavarría | Costa Rican Social Democratic Movement | 2,137 | 0.12 | |||
| Martín Chinchilla Castro | United People | 1,958 | 0.11 | |||
| Jhon Vega Masís | Workers' Party | 1,772 | 0.10 | |||
| Luis Alberto Cordero Arias | Libertarian Movement | 1,753 | 0.10 | |||
| align=left colspan=3 | Invalid/blank votes | 26,454 | – | - | – | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 1,818,725 | 100 | - | 100 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered voters/turnout | 3,541,908 | 59.74 | - | ||
| align=left colspan=7 | Source: TSE[8] (88,20 % of Electoral boards processed) | |||||