Costa Rica held Municipal elections which elected the mayor’s and the local council seats for the 81 municipalities of Costa Rica.  The clear trend is the return of the 2 party system of Liberacion Nacional and Social Christian Party (PUSC).  The good news is that the rate of abstention dropped from 72.1% in 2010 to 59.8% in 2016. The officials elected will serve for the term of 2016-2020
The following are the results by province.  The colors are as follows:
Green: Liberacion Nacional
Blue: Social Christian Party
Grey: Independent Party
Orange: PAC
Yellow:Â Frente Amplio
Light Blue: Partido Nueva Generacion
