Óscar Andrés López Arias is a Costa Rican lawyer, comedian and politician who served as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018. He is the founder of the Accessibility without Exclusion Party and was the first blind legislator in Latin America. López was also his party’s presidential candidate on four occasions between 2010 and 2022.
In addition to his legislative career, López ran for mayor of San José in the 2010 municipal elections.Oscar Lopez Has Sights On San José Mayorship InsideCostaRica.com, 22 June 2010 He subsequently continued to contest presidential and legislative elections as the leader of the Accessibility without Exclusion Party, generally receiving less than 1% of the presidential vote, although he was reelected to the Legislative Assembly for the 2014-2018 term. Following the party's defeat in the 2022 general election, López resigned from its presidency in July 2024.
Outside politics, López has worked as a stand-up comedian and public speaker. In 2015, he published the book 'Con los ojos del alma' ("With the Eyes of the Soul").
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