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Carolina Ovares Sánchez

Political scientist and sociologist, she teaches at the School of Political Science and is a researcher at the Development Observatory Research Center, both at the University of Costa Rica. She is a member of the #NoSinMujeres Network of Women Political Scientists.

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Costa Rica’s new political landscape

The 2026 elections are reshaping politics in Costa Rica, with the presidency and Congress concentrated in a single party and an electorate mobilized around security and institutional change.