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Legislature

Costa Rica
  • English
    To be a Deputy it is required to:
    1. Be a citizen in exercise;
    2. Be Costa Rican by birth, or by naturalization with ten years of residence in the country after having obtained the nationality;
    3. Be already twenty-one years old. (Art. 108)
  • Spanish
    Para ser diputado se requiere:
    1) Ser ciudadano en ejercicio;
    2) Ser costarricense por nacimiento, o por naturalización con diez años de residencia en el país después de haber obtenido la nacionalidad;
    3) Haber cumplido veintiún años de edad. (Art. 108)

Legislature

Costa Rica
  • English
    The Deputies hold this character by the Nation and will be elected by provinces.
    The Assembly is composed of fifty-seven Deputies. … (Art. 106)
  • Spanish
    Los diputados tienen ese carácter por la Nación y serán elegidos por provincias.
    La Asamblea se compone de cincuenta y siete Diputados. … (Art. 106)

Legislature

Costa Rica
  • English
    The power to legislate resides in the People, who delegate it to the Legislative Assembly through suffrage.
    … (Art. 105)
  • Spanish
    La potestad de legislar reside en el pueblo, el cual la delega en la Asamblea Legislativa por medio del sufragio.
    … (Art. 105)