1897–1898 Costa Rican general election

1897–1898 Costa Rican general election
	14, 15 and 16 November 1897[1]; 12 December 1898 [2]
	14, 15 and 16 November 1897[1]; 12 December 1898 [2]
President before election; Rafael Yglesias Castro; Civil	Elected President ; Rafael Yglesias Castro; Civil

The 1897–1898 Costa Rican general election was held on 12 December of that year under very questionable conditions. Consecutive re-election was forbidden by the Constitution however incumbent president Rafael Yglesias Castro forced a constitutional amendment allowing it to let himself became candidate.[3] He was also the only candidate on that election. Yglesia's main opposition the Republican Party called for abstention.[3]

References

Molina, Iván. "Estadísticas Electorales de Costa Rica (1897-1948) Una contribución documental". Revistas UCR.
Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (2008). "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824-2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Molina, Iván (2001). "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 70: 41-57.

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[molina2-1] Molina, Iván. "Estadísticas Electorales de Costa Rica (1897-1948) Una contribución documental". Revistas UCR.

[tse-2] Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (2008). "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824-2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[molina-3] Molina, Iván (2001). "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 70: 41-57.

Elections and referendums in Costa Rica
Head of State elections	1825 1829 1833 1835 1837 1844 1847
Presidential elections	1849 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1869 1872 1876 1882 1886 1889 1894 1897–98 1901–02 1905–06 1909–10 1913 1917 1919 1923 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Parliamentary elections	1849 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1869 1872 1876 1882 1886 1889 1894 1897–98 1901–02 1905–06 1909–10 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 (Feb) 1948 (Dec) 1949 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Local elections	2002 2006 2010 2016 2020
Referendums	1870 2007
See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America