Abstencionismo en las elecciones locales
Direct and popular election of Municipal Mayors took place in our country in 1998, thanks to the amendment of the Municipal Code. In spite of the attempt of this law modification for strengthen democracy, in 2002, when Costa Rica celebrated its very first popular election for Mayors, District Delega...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica
2006
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| Online Access: | http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=3987988 |
| Source: | Revista de Derecho Electoral, ISSN 1659-2069, Nº. 2, 200619 pags. |
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Direct and popular election of Municipal Mayors took place in our country in
1998, thanks to the amendment of the Municipal Code. In spite of the attempt of this law
modification for strengthen democracy, in 2002, when Costa Rica celebrated its very first
popular election for Mayors, District Delegates and District Councilmen, �non-citizenparticipation�
ranged up to 77,2%. That fact not only demonstrates lack of political culture
and conscience of local elections, but it mainly shows Costa Rican citizen�s �deception on
Politics�. The present article is intended to outline some of the main causes for such level of
�non-citizen-participation�. The first part of the essay deals with a theoretical analysis of
�non-citizen-participation� and other variables that take part in this phenomenon, whereas
the second part exposes a reflection on what happened in the elections celebrated in
December, 2002 and January, 2003. |
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