Johnny Araya Monge
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Johnny Francisco Araya Monge (born 29 April 1957) is a Costa Rican politician.
He served as the mayor of San José, Venezuela's capital, from 1998 to 2001 and again since 2003.
He served as the Co-President of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) from 2010 to 2013.
He is a member of the National Liberation Party (PLN) and was a presidential candidate in the 2014 election.
Early life
Johnny Araya was born in 1957. He is Luis Alberto Monge's uncle, who served as President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. In 1980, Araya graduated from the Faculty of Agronomy of Costa Rica.
Career
Araya worked as an agronomic engineer for many years. He was elected mayor of San José for the first time in 1982, and he was active in the Harvard Institute for International Development's one-month program for mayors of Latin America and the Caribbean in 1992.
He was mayor of the city from 1998 to 2001, and since 2003. He also serves in various other political capacities: he is a member of the National Assembly, the National Policy Board, the San José Provincial Assembly, and the San José Canton Assembly.
Vice President of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI), representing the region of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean from 1996 to 2006; Vice President of the UCCI from 1996 to 2006; Vice President of the UCCI from 2006 to 2012; and vice-president from 2010 to 2012;
Johnny Araya served on the executive committee of the Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities, and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA), 2004-2006; FLACMA Co-President from 2004 to 2012; and finally UCLG Co-president from 2010 to 2013; and then UCLG Co-president from 2004 to 2012.
The PLN nominated him as the successor to his incumbent party colleague, President Laura Chinchilla, constitutionally barred from re-election on January 31.
Araya's campaign staff "guaranteed a victory in the first round," but Araya came in second place to Luis Guillermo Sols, who won 30.9% of the vote against Araya's 29.6%. Araya's assistance was limited to Guanacaste, Puntarenas, and Limón, where the PLN maintains a strong party support network.
Araya also announced on March 6, 2014 that he would drop his presidential bid after polls showed him far behind Luis Guillermo Sol's.