The Left was theoretically outlawed as the Constitution didn't allow the existence of Marxist parties, but the prohibition was not endorsed in practice by that time and even was lifted with a Constitutional reform for the next election.[3]
The government was affected in its popularity by the “Vesco Case” a corruption case involving then presidentJosé Figueres and his dubious connections with international criminal Robert Vesco, which caused heat for ruling party's candidate Daniel Oduber.[3]Rodrigo Carazo, a former member of PLN and Congressman run as an independent candidate. Carazo had problems with Figueres when they both face each other in a primary election previously. Carazo promised to expel Vesco if he won, he also received the endorsement of former president José Trejos.[3]
Another heated issue was Communism in general, as the election was in the middle of the Cold War. Topics like the diplomatic relationships with the USSR (which candidate Jorge González Martén swear will end in his government). The Catholic Church made a public statement criticizing both Communism and savage Capitalism and calling for a third option.[3] Both PLN (Social Democrats) and the Christian Democratic Party claim to be that option. The traditional Left represented by Manuel Mora’s Socialist Action Party defended itself arguing that a previous archbishop Victor Manuel Sanabria expressed that Costa Rican Catholics had no quarrel in being members of the Communist Party.[3] The far-rightFree Costa Rica Movement also made a very expensive campaign against Mora's party on the media at the time.[3]
Another notorious candidate was Gerardo Wenceslao Villalobos, aka GW, a very eccentric candidate nominated by the Democratic Party. Villalobos did a lot of crazy stunts and unusual activities for a candidate, like boxing and wrestling matches or trying to jump in parachute.[3]
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 3 February 1974 1 Daniel Oduber Quiros of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election whilst his party also won the parliamentary election Voter turnout was 80 2 1974 Costa Rican general election 1970 3 February 1974 1978 Presidential election Nominee Daniel Oduber Fernando Trejos Escalante es Party PLN UNPopular vote 294 609 206 149Percentage 43 44 30 40 Nominee Jorge Gonzalez Marten es Rodrigo Carazo OdioParty PNI PRDPopular vote 73 788 61 820Percentage 10 88 9 12 Results by cantonPresident before electionJose FigueresPLN Elected President Daniel OduberPLNLegislative electionParty Leader Seats PLN Daniel Oduber Quiros 40 88 27 5UN Fernando Trejos Escalante 24 71 16 6PNI Jorge Gonzalez Marten 9 96 6 NewPRD Rodrigo Carazo Odio 7 68 3 NewPRN Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier 4 88 1 NewPASO Manuel Mora Valverde 4 41 2 0Democratic Gerardo Villalobos Garita 2 13 1 NewPUAC Juan Guillermo Brenes Castillo 1 21 1 1The Left was theoretically outlawed as the Constitution didn t allow the existence of Marxist parties but the prohibition was not endorsed in practice by that time and even was lifted with a Constitutional reform for the next election 3 Contents 1 Campaign 2 Results 2 1 President 2 1 1 By province 2 2 Parliament 2 2 1 By province 2 3 Local governments 3 ReferencesCampaign EditThe government was affected in its popularity by the Vesco Case a corruption case involving then president Jose Figueres and his dubious connections with international criminal Robert Vesco which caused heat for ruling party s candidate Daniel Oduber 3 Rodrigo Carazo a former member of PLN and Congressman run as an independent candidate Carazo had problems with Figueres when they both face each other in a primary election previously Carazo promised to expel Vesco if he won he also received the endorsement of former president Jose Trejos 3 Another heated issue was Communism in general as the election was in the middle of the Cold War Topics like the diplomatic relationships with the USSR which candidate Jorge Gonzalez Marten swear will end in his government The Catholic Church made a public statement criticizing both Communism and savage Capitalism and calling for a third option 3 Both PLN Social Democrats and the Christian Democratic Party claim to be that option The traditional Left represented by Manuel Mora s Socialist Action Party defended itself arguing that a previous archbishop Victor Manuel Sanabria expressed that Costa Rican Catholics had no quarrel in being members of the Communist Party 3 The far right Free Costa Rica Movement also made a very expensive campaign against Mora s party on the media at the time 3 Another notorious candidate was Gerardo Wenceslao Villalobos aka GW a very eccentric candidate nominated by the Democratic Party Villalobos did a lot of crazy stunts and unusual activities for a candidate like boxing and wrestling matches or trying to jump in parachute 3 Results EditPresident Edit CandidatePartyVotes Daniel Oduber QuirosNational Liberation Party294 60943 44Fernando Trejos Escalante es National Unification Party206 14930 40Jorge Gonzalez Marten es National Independent Party73 78810 88Rodrigo Carazo OdioDemocratic Renewal Party es 61 8209 12Gerardo Villalobos GaritaDemocratic Party18 8322 78Manuel Mora ValverdeSocialist Action Party es 16 0812 37Jorge Arturo Monge Zamora es Christian Democratic Party es 3 4610 51Jose Francisco Aguilar BulgarelliCosta Rican Socialist Party es 3 4170 50Total678 157100 00Valid votes678 15796 97Invalid votes16 1602 31Blank votes5 0230 72Total votes699 340100 00Registered voters turnout875 04179 92Source Election ResourcesBy province Edit Province Oduber Trejos Gonzalez Carazo Villalobos Mora Monge Aguilar San Jose 42 7 29 4 9 0 12 2 3 8 2 0 0 5 0 5 Alajuela 45 6 28 4 12 5 9 8 1 7 1 1 0 4 0 5 Cartago 43 6 29 4 15 9 5 9 2 7 1 5 0 6 0 5 Heredia 42 9 29 9 11 0 9 5 3 0 2 5 0 7 0 4 Puntarenas 39 5 36 3 11 0 4 5 2 2 5 5 0 5 0 5 Limon 38 8 39 4 7 7 3 4 2 4 7 1 0 5 0 6 Guanacaste 49 6 30 0 11 5 4 9 0 8 2 0 0 8 0 5Total 43 4 30 4 10 9 9 1 2 8 2 4 0 5 0 5Parliament Edit PartyVotes Seats National Liberation Party271 86740 8827 5National Unification Party164 32324 7116 6National Independent Party66 2229 966NewDemocratic Renewal Party es 51 0827 683NewNational Republican Party32 4754 881NewSocialist Action Party es 29 3104 4120Democratic Party14 1612 131NewChristian Democratic Party es 13 6882 060 1Cartago Agrarian Union Party8 0741 211 1Costa Rican Socialist Party es 6 0320 910NewCosta Rican Peoples Front4 4480 670NewIndependent Party es 3 2820 490NewTotal664 964100 00570Valid votes664 96495 13Invalid votes21 1113 02Blank votes12 9671 85Total votes699 042100 00Registered voters turnout875 04179 89Source Election ResourcesBy province Edit Province PLN PUN PNI PRD PRN PASO PD PDC PUAC PSC FPCR PI S S S S S S S S S S S S San Jose 40 1 9 23 4 5 8 7 2 10 1 2 5 6 1 4 3 1 2 8 1 1 7 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 0 6 0 Alajuela 44 3 5 25 1 3 11 9 2 9 2 1 2 7 0 1 9 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 Cartago 38 1 3 23 6 2 11 9 1 3 9 0 2 7 0 2 3 0 1 3 0 3 8 0 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 7 0 Heredia 41 1 2 22 7 1 9 8 0 7 4 0 7 4 0 5 7 0 1 5 0 3 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 0 Puntarenas 38 3 3 29 8 2 10 6 1 4 0 0 5 7 0 7 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 Limon 36 9 2 32 6 1 7 1 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 13 9 0 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 Guanacaste 46 0 3 23 9 2 10 4 1 5 1 0 5 8 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 0Total 40 9 27 24 7 16 10 0 6 7 7 3 4 9 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 5 0Local governments Edit PartyVotes SeatsAlderpeople Municipalsyndics National Liberation Party281 06742 44225 38350 34National Unification Party174 17826 30150 1737 9National Independent Party67 80210 2448New2NewDemocratic Renewal Party es 57 0368 6124New0NewNational Republican Party30 5514 6112New1NewSocialist Action Party es 27 6144 178 400Christian Democratic Party es 14 2152 150 200Costa Rican Socialist Party es 4 7200 710New0NewDemocratic Party2 4560 370New0NewCosta Rican Peoples Front1 5880 240New0NewIndependent Party es 1 0350 160New0NewTotal662 262100 00467 138390 27Valid votes662 26294 72Invalid blank votes36 9495 28Total votes699 211100 00Registered voters turnout875 04179 91Source TSE 4 References Edit Dieter Nohlen 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook Volume I p155 ISBN 978 0 19 928357 6 Nohlen p157 a b c d e f g Hernandez Naranjo Gerardo Resena de las elecciones presidenciales de 1974 PDF in Spanish Archived from the original PDF on 2016 02 16 Retrieved 13 April 2016 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Elecciones Regidurias 1974 tse go cr in Spanish Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones Retrieved 21 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 Costa Rican general election amp oldid 1162875009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
