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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
The
Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States
(OAS/EOM) in Costa Rica today congratulated the country’s citizens on
their participation in the municipal elections
on Sunday, which once again showed the strength of Costa Rica’s democratic system.
The EOM, headed by the former Uruguayan Deputy Minister Edgardo Ortuño, presented a preliminary report
with observations and recommendations on the process. "The OAS
congratulates Costa Rica for the prompt and reliable transmission of
preliminary results within the context of a new electoral process, where
all the local authorities in the country were elected on the same day
for the first time, during the mid-term of the presiding government."
The
Mission highlighted the recognition by all actors in the electoral
process of the work of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Moreover, the
Mission expressed its appreciation for the openness and spirit of
cooperation with which the OAS Mission was received both by the
electoral authorities and the other actors in the process.
The
Mission deployed 21 experts and observers in the seven provinces of the
country, visiting 152 polling centers on election day. The observers
verified that centers opened on time and that all electoral materials
needed were available.
The Mission highlighted the initiative of
the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to inform and encourage citizens to
participate in the process and welcomed measures designed to promote
greater inclusion and accessibility, such as the program for access to
polling centers and the inclusion of Braille templates.
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