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Ronald Alfaro-Redondo

Investigador del CIEP, profesor catedrático de la Escuela de Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Doctor en Ciencias Políticas por la Universidad de Pittsburgh y Máster en Ciencias Políticas por 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.