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Costa Rica 1998 Presidential
Election
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Date of Election
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February 1, 1998
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Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes #
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Miguel
Angel Rodriguez Echeverría (PUSC - Social Christian Unity Party) |
652
160
|
46.96%
|
| José
Miguel Corrales (PLN - National Liberation Party) |
616
834
|
44.42%
|
| Others
|
119
704
|
8.62%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Electionguide.org: Costa
Rica 1998 Presidential Election. [Internet]. IFES.18 March 2002.
| Population
Size |
3
292 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
2
045 980
|
|
Total Votes
|
1
431 913
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
70.0%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
3.0%
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Source: Voter
Turnout: Costa Rica. [Internet]. International IDEA. 23 October 2001.
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