Q COSTARICA — Sunday’s national elections marked a break in the upward trend of abstention seen in recent electoral processes.
According to data from the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE), released Sunday night, abstention fell to 30.90%, a significant drop from the 40.04% recorded in the first round of the 2022 elections.
With these figures, voter turnout reached 69.10%, one of the highest levels in recent years and clearly higher than that observed in the previous election.
This data is particularly relevant considering that in 2022 the country registered the highest level of abstention in its recent history, when four out of ten voters did not go to the polls.
These are the abstention rates in the last five national elections:
- 2006: 34.80%
- 2010: 30.90%
- 2014: 31.80%
- 2018: 34.30%.
- 2022: 40.04%.
This information was last updated at 12:14 a.m. Monday, February 2.