The day is finally here, Costa Rica will know this Sunday evening who their president will be for the next four years.

Costa Ricans are voting today in a second round of elections, between the two candidates that got the highest number of votes back on February 4.

Early (9 a.m.) this Easter Sunday, election centers around the country looked somewhat empty in comparison to February 4; voting centers opened doors at 6 a.m.

Among the first ones to cast their votes were, of course, the two presidential candidates, Fabricio Alvarado from the National Restauration Party and Carlos Alvarado from the Citizens’ Action Party, and their wives.

President Luis Guillermo Solis voted at around 8:30 a.m. in Goicoeche along with the First Lady Mercedes Peña.
At this hour Election Day in Costa Rica has gone by without major issues, however, followers of the National Restauration Party found that one of their stands in Santa Barbara, Heredia had been burned down in the evening hours.

The Supreme Electoral Court stated about this “We have information that a stand was burnt belonging to the National Restauration Party. The Fire Department is conducting the analysis and it seems that it is related to the activities of the “Burn of Judas” that took place in this area around midnight.

A total 3,322,329 Costa Ricans are called to vote today, 50.18% women and 49.82% men.

Only 1 vote can make the difference today.

Apathy?

In the first round, 34.34% of the voters chose not to vote, and a similar number or higher is expected for the second round since many Ticos are still undecided and because the election day fell on Easter Sunday, the last day of the Holy Week when many Ticos are still enjoying their vacation or take part on religious and family activities.

Voting centers close their doors at 6 p.m. and the first official results will be given by the Supreme Electoral Court by 8 p.m.

The Costa Rica Star will be updating all day on the results of this Presidential Elections in Costa Rica.