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General elections were held in Costa Rica in 1897. [1] Voters elected members of the electoral college on 14–16 November, [2] who in turn elected the president on 12 December. [1]
The elections were held under questionable conditions. Consecutive re-election was forbidden by the constitution. However, incumbent president Rafael Yglesias Castro forced a constitutional amendment allowing him to be a candidate. [3] He was also the only candidate, as Yglesia's main opposition, the Republican Party, called for abstention. [3]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Rafael Yglesias Castro | Civil Party | 657 | 100.00 | |
Total | 657 | 100.00 | ||
Source: TSE |
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Presidential election | |||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Costa Rica in 1897. [1] Voters elected members of the electoral college on 14–16 November, [2] who in turn elected the president on 12 December. [1]
The elections were held under questionable conditions. Consecutive re-election was forbidden by the constitution. However, incumbent president Rafael Yglesias Castro forced a constitutional amendment allowing him to be a candidate. [3] He was also the only candidate, as Yglesia's main opposition, the Republican Party, called for abstention. [3]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Rafael Yglesias Castro | Civil Party | 657 | 100.00 | |
Total | 657 | 100.00 | ||
Source: TSE |