2013 Citizens' Action Party presidential primary

Costa Rican primary election Citizens' Action Party presidential primary, 2013 Costa Rica primary Popular Citizens' Action Party presidential primary, 2009 2009 July 21, 2013 Citizens' Action Party presidential primary, 2017 2017 23.247 150x150px Luis Guillermo Solís Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica) 8.153 35.48% 150x150px Juan Carlos Mendoza Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica) 8.040 34.99% 150x150px Epsy Campbell Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica) 5.767 25.10% Presidential Candidate Ottón Solís Luis Guillermo Solís Resultado Convencion PAC por provincia.gif 250px Most voted candidate by province: yellow Solís orange Mendoza PAC’s second presidential primary (known as Citizens' National Convention or Convención Nacional Ciudadana) was held on July 21, 2013 in order to elect the party’s presidential nominee for the 2014 Costa Rican general election. Unlike the previous election, this was an open primary and every citizen was able to vote as far as pledge written membership to the party before casting the vote.Font Alberto PAC's Luis Guillermo Solís launches presidential primary bid http://www.ticotimes.net/2013/06/14/pac-s-luis-guillermo-solis-launches-presidential-primary-bid 21 March 2016 The Tico Times June 14, 2013 Three-time candidate and party’s founder Ottón Solís declined run for president for the fourth time opening the opportunity for new leaderships and the presidential nomination in one of Costa Rica’s major parties. Four candidates were able to enroll their names; former deputy and vice presidential candidate Epsy Campbell, then deputy and former President of the Legislative Assembly Juan Carlos Mendoza, former deputy Ronald Solís and college professor Luis Guillermo Solís. None of the Solis were related. Other aspirants were businesswoman and former vice presidential nominee Monica Segnini, lawmaker Claudio Monge and former candidate in the previous primary and future ambassador in Washington Román Macaya, but all dropped their candidacies for different reasons. Contrary to all expectations Luis Guillermos Solís won the election with 35% of the votes, only 113 votes more than Mendoza.Vázquez-D'Elía Javier Costa Rica: Main Opposition Parties Define Candidates for 2014 Presidential Election http://www.panoramas.pitt.edu/content/costa-rica-main-opposition-parties-define-candidates-2014-presidential-election 21 March 2016 Panoramas https://web.archive.org/web/20140309110450/http://www.panoramas.pitt.edu/content/costa-rica-main-opposition-parties-define-candidates-2014-presidential-election 9 March 2014 dead dmy-allLandfor Tom Political Handbook of the World 2015 24 March 2015 9781483371580 https://books.google.com/books?id=PdWTBwAAQBAJ&q=luis+guillermo+solis+won+presidential+primary+2013&pg=PA341 21 March 2016 Campbell, who was by far the frontrunner in all previous polls, achieved only 25% of the vote, and Solís Bolaños received 4%. Solís was declared PAC’s presidential candidate and would eventually won the 2014 presidential race in both rounds.Leftist Luis Solis wins Costa Rican presidential poll https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26908625 21 March 2016 BBC 7 April 2014 See also 2014 Costa Rican general election Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary, 2013 References true Category:2013 in Costa Rica Category:Primary elections in Costa Rica Category:Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)