President of Costa Rica

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The President of Costa Rica is the democratically elected head of state and government who leads the country’s executive branch and represents Costa Rica in regional and international affairs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
President of Costa Rica canonical 4
Chief of State of Costa Rica 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government
head of state
political office
appointedBy popular vote
canDissolve none (unicameral Legislative Assembly cannot be dissolved by president)
category Presidents of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
commanderInChiefOf Armed Forces of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
country Costa Rica
electionInterval every 4 years
electionMonth February
electionSystem direct popular vote
eligibleFor non-consecutive re-election
firstHolder José María Castro Madriz NERFINISHED
formationDate 1848
governsIn presidential representative democratic republic
hasJurisdiction Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
hasOathTo Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
hasOfficialResidence Casa Presidencial in Zapote NERFINISHED
hasOfficialVehicle presidential motorcade of Costa Rica
hasPower to appoint ministers
to conduct foreign policy
to promulgate laws
to propose legislation
to sign international treaties
to veto legislation
heads Government of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
leads Council of Government of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
locatedIn San José Province NERFINISHED
meetsWith Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
memberOf Executive Power of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Presidente de la República de Costa Rica NERFINISHED
officeHoldersElectedBy citizens of Costa Rica
officeType democratically elected office
officialLanguageOfOffice Spanish
partOf Executive Branch of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
reportsTo people of Costa Rica
represents Costa Rica in international affairs
Costa Rica in regional affairs
residence Casa Presidencial de Costa Rica NERFINISHED
runoffCondition if no candidate obtains at least 40% of valid votes
seat San José NERFINISHED
style Señor Presidente NERFINISHED
Su Excelencia
symbol Coat of arms of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
Flag of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
termLimits no immediate re-election

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meeting of Presidents of SICA hasParticipant President of Costa Rica
Presidency of Costa Rica headOfGovernment President of Costa Rica
Juan Mora Fernández positionHeld President of Costa Rica
this entity surface form: Chief of State of Costa Rica
Asamblea Legislativa worksWith President of Costa Rica