Costa Rica is one of the oldest and most stable democratic republics, with a President elected for a four year term. The current President elected in 2010 is Laura Chinchilla, the first female President ever. Costa Rica's government is divided among the executive, legislative and judicial branches. The executive branch has the President, two Vice Presidents and 19 cabinet ministers. The Presidents selects them. The legislative branch is formed by 57 deputies that are elected every four years like the President. They represent the seven provinces. The judicial branch is made up of the Supreme Court that is divided into four chambers. There are 22 people in the chambers called magistrates that are chosen by the Legislative Assembly. The Political Constitution was adopted in 1949. Costa Ricans are proud of their democracy. Everyone over 18 is aloud to vote and so they have very high voter turnout.
Legislative Assembly
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