Mayoral and municipal elections were held in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 7 February 2016 and were the method by which the citizens of the canton of San José elected the mayor, deputy mayors, syndics, aldermen and district councilors of the capital municipality. For the first time the elections of aldermen (traditionally elected at the same time as the president and the deputies) were joined by the other municipal authorities after the 2009 reform to the Municipal Code. This was the fourth time that the Josefinos chose the Mayor of San José. The winner was former presidential candidateJohnny Araya Monge with more than 40% of the votes, followed by Guido Granados of the National Liberation Party with 16% and the ex-deputy Jorge Eduardo Sánchez of the Social Christian Unity Party with 10%.[1][2]
Araya, who was mayor of San José since 2002 (and Municipal Executive, the figure that was his equivalent and was not popular election, since 1998) resigned his position to be a presidential candidate for the National Liberation Party in the national elections of 2014, being defeated. Unable to aspire to be candidate on his own party since the Ethics Tribunal suspended him for questioning his conduct during the campaign, Araya registered his candidacy through the cantonal party Alianza por San José.
In other parties the election of the candidate was also controversial. The Cantonal Assembly of the governing Citizens' Action Party elected as candidate alderman Daguer Alberto Hernandez Vasquez, however, his candidacy was not initially ratified by the National Assembly. The nomination was ratified in a second Cantonal Assembly for which the Citizen Action Party finally endorsed it.[3][4] In the Social Christian Unity Party there were two precandidates: the ex-deputy Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Sibaja and Douglas Quesada Altamirano (who had previously been a candidate for mayor by the Libertarian Movement), however, Altamirano ran for the Social Christian Republican Party, a splinter of the PUSC founded by dissident Calderonismo and which has the backing of former President Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier.[5]
In the National Liberation Party, Guido Granados, husband of then interim mayor Sandra Garcia, was elected mayoral nominee with 60 votes out of 95 of the Cantonal Assembly in a second vote after obtaining 48 votes in the first count, insufficient to be elected. The remaining votes were obtained by the ex-deputy Óscar Alfaro. The other aspirants the former vice minister Luis Álvarez and the vice-mayor Gonzalo Ramírez were out of the second round.[6][7]
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^Sequeira, Aaron (29 June 2015). "PAC luchará por alcaldía de San José con un abogado de 30 años como candidato". La Nación.
^Sequiera, Aaron (19 July 2015). "PUSC apuesta por Alcaldía de San José con exdiputado Jorge Eduardo Sánchez". La Nacion.
^Sequeira, Aaron (29 August 2015). "PLN elige a Guido Granados como candidato a alcalde por San José". La Nación. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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Mayoral and municipal elections were held in San Jose Costa Rica on 7 February 2016 and were the method by which the citizens of the canton of San Jose elected the mayor deputy mayors syndics aldermen and district councilors of the capital municipality For the first time the elections of aldermen traditionally elected at the same time as the president and the deputies were joined by the other municipal authorities after the 2009 reform to the Municipal Code This was the fourth time that the Josefinos chose the Mayor of San Jose The winner was former presidential candidate Johnny Araya Monge with more than 40 of the votes followed by Guido Granados of the National Liberation Party with 16 and the ex deputy Jorge Eduardo Sanchez of the Social Christian Unity Party with 10 1 2 2016 San Jose mayoral election 2010 7 February 2016 2020 Candidate Johnny Araya Monge Guido Granados RamirezParty San Jose Alliance PLNPopular vote 23 925 9536Percentage 40 01 15 95 In blue districts won by Araya in green by GranadosMayor before electionSandra Garcia PerezPLN Elected Mayor Johnny Araya MongeSan Jose AllianceCandidates editAraya who was mayor of San Jose since 2002 and Municipal Executive the figure that was his equivalent and was not popular election since 1998 resigned his position to be a presidential candidate for the National Liberation Party in the national elections of 2014 being defeated Unable to aspire to be candidate on his own party since the Ethics Tribunal suspended him for questioning his conduct during the campaign Araya registered his candidacy through the cantonal party Alianza por San Jose In other parties the election of the candidate was also controversial The Cantonal Assembly of the governing Citizens Action Party elected as candidate alderman Daguer Alberto Hernandez Vasquez however his candidacy was not initially ratified by the National Assembly The nomination was ratified in a second Cantonal Assembly for which the Citizen Action Party finally endorsed it 3 4 In the Social Christian Unity Party there were two precandidates the ex deputy Jorge Eduardo Sanchez Sibaja and Douglas Quesada Altamirano who had previously been a candidate for mayor by the Libertarian Movement however Altamirano ran for the Social Christian Republican Party a splinter of the PUSC founded by dissident Calderonismo and which has the backing of former President Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier 5 In the National Liberation Party Guido Granados husband of then interim mayor Sandra Garcia was elected mayoral nominee with 60 votes out of 95 of the Cantonal Assembly in a second vote after obtaining 48 votes in the first count insufficient to be elected The remaining votes were obtained by the ex deputy oscar Alfaro The other aspirants the former vice minister Luis Alvarez and the vice mayor Gonzalo Ramirez were out of the second round 6 7 Former Ombudsman deputy and twice presidential candidate in 2006 by the National Union Party and in 2014 by the National Advance Party Jose Manuel Echandi Meza ran for the National Integration Party 8 9 Results editCandidate Party Votes Johnny Araya Monge San Jose Alliance 23 925 40 01Guido Granados Ramirez National Liberation Party 6 610 15 95Jorge Eduardo Sanchez Sibaja Social Christian Unity Party 6 322 10 57Douglas Quesada Altamirano Social Christian Republican Party 3 602 6 2Israel Guillen Gonzalez Broad Front 3 503 5 86Jose Manuel Echandi Meza National Integration Party 3 399 5 68Daguer Alberto Hernandez Vasquez Citizens Action Party 3 191 5 34Vanessa Mayela Calvo Gonzalez Libertarian Movement 2 051 3 43Roberto Arturo Barrantes Guerrero Solidarity 1 609 2 69Gustavo Adolfo Ortiz Barrionuevo New Generation Party 1 032 1 73Marco Antonio Arroyo Jimenez Costa Rican Renewal Party 786 1 31Fernando Alexis Castillo Villanueva Forces United for Change 523 0 27Fernando Alexis Castillo Villanueva Worker s Party 313 0 52Source TSE Archived 2019 03 15 at the Wayback MachineReferences edit Vargas Esteban 7 February 2016 Johnny Araya regresa la Municipalidad de San Jose AM Prensa Retrieved 8 February 2016 Madrigal Luis 7 February 2016 Con clara victoria Johnny Araya vuelve a la Municipalidad de San Jose El Mundo Archived from the original on 9 February 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2016 Araya Jorge 15 July 2015 Lucha por alcaldia de San Jose se perfila entre las mas disputadas Semanario Universidad Archived from the original on 19 July 2015 Retrieved 3 February 2016 Sequeira Aaron 29 June 2015 PAC luchara por alcaldia de San Jose con un abogado de 30 anos como candidato La Nacion Sequiera Aaron 19 July 2015 PUSC apuesta por Alcaldia de San Jose con exdiputado Jorge Eduardo Sanchez La Nacion Sequeira Aaron 29 August 2015 PLN elige a Guido Granados como candidato a alcalde por San Jose La Nacion Retrieved 3 February 2016 Araya Jorge 29 August 2015 Guido Granados candidato del PLN para Alcadia de San Jose Semanario Universidad Retrieved 3 February 2016 Rojas Andres 27 January 2016 Echandi recorre San Jose prometiendo seguridad Diario Extra Retrieved 3 February 2016 Quiros Bharley 15 January 2016 Echandi ataca a Johnny Araya Por un San Jose sin corrupcion La Prensa Libre Archived from the original on 3 February 2016 Retrieved 3 February 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 San Jose mayoral election amp oldid 1063944295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
