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Ronald Alfaro-Redondo

CIEP researcher, professor at the School of Political Sciences of the University of Costa Rica. Doctor in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and Master in Political Science from Columbia University.

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Costa Rica: Municipal elections accentuate the erosion of the party system 

The lack of support for the traditionally dominant parties in the municipal elections has opened multiple spaces for emerging groupings that take advantage of the opportunity and become competitive groupings at the local level.