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Presidential Election
President Solís will share with the audience the priorities that his government will undertake to continue providing and enabling the right business climate in Costa Rica and fostering foreign direct investment.Costa Rica is a multi-party system with around thirteen parties.The three main political parties are the Social Christian Unity Party, the National Liberation Party, and the Citizen Action Party. In Costa Rica, there are national presidential and legislative elections every four years. -
Independence Day
Costa Rica’s Independence Day is celebrated on September 15th. It commemorates the independence of the entire Central America from Spain, which took place in 1821. The news of the country’s independence reached the nation’s people about a month after the declaration of independence that occurred in Guatemala. -
Former President Luis Alberto Moreno Álvarez Dies
Monge, who served as president from 1982 to 1986 died from cardiac arrest at San Juan de Dios Hospital. He died at age 90. Rolando González, a national legislator and former secretary general of Monge’s National Liberation Party , announced the president’s death on his Facebook profile.The country was in shock to find out the news. Lawmakers, former presidents and thousands of Costa Ricans gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral in downtown San José for the funeral of Luis Monge.
