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Costa Rican Presidential Elections: An Overview

By Rachel Bierly

January 25, 2018

The Costa Rican presidential elections are quickly approaching, scheduled to be held on February 4^th, 2018. The candidate who receives over 40% of the vote will serve as Costa Rica’s next president from 2018 until 2022. If no candidate receives more than 40% of the vote, a runoff will be held between the two top candidates. Despite the rapid approach of these elections, Costa Ricans are torn between the candidates as a recent scandal has stirred uncertainty in voters.

Mexican 2018 Presidential Election

By Kristen Martinez-Gugerli

January 11, 2018

As we move into the New Year, many around the world are at the edge of their seats, awaiting one of the most highly anticipated elections of the year: the Mexican presidential election on July 1. With Enrique Peña Nieto leaving office after the end of his highly contested 6-year term, this year’s elections will play a large role in determining the future of the Mexican economy and party politics.

He Likes me, He Likes Me Not: Sexism in Electoral Politics

By Marisapr

November 25, 2016

Women in Latin America are very well represented in the political sphere as compared to the U.S. In fact, Ban Ki Moon even invited the rest of the world to follow the example of the Latin American and Caribbean countries when he spoke at a conference in Santiago, Chile back in 2015.

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