Editing Politics of Costa Rica (section)

=== Democratic institutions ===
Costa Rica is famous for its stable and well-functioning democracy, with periodic, accessible, and honest elections, a competitive party system, and a robust civil society.<ref name=IPU>{{cite web|title=Global Data on National Parliaments Report on Costa Rica|date=2022|publisher=Inter-Parliamentary Union|url=https://data.ipu.org/node/40/parliamentary-bodies?chamber_id=13541}}</ref> The country has a presidential system of government, with a unicameral legislature and a multi-party system. Nevertheless, there are also some obstacles to the country's democratic institutions, such as a lack of transparency and accountability in government and a high concentration of power among a small class of political elites.<ref name=TI>{{cite web|title=Transparency International Report on Costa Rica|date=2022|publisher=Transparency International|url=https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/costa-rica}}</ref>