SAN JOSE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s polls closed on Sunday afternoon in an election that will likely head into a second round as none of the record 25 candidates vying to succeed outgoing President Carlos Alvarado emerged as a clear favorite.

No candidate, including former President Jose Maria Figueres, is expected to win more than 40% of votes, the threshold to avoid a runoff between the two top vote-getters, according to a poll published on Tuesday by the University of Costa Rica’s Center for Research and Political Studies. All 57 seats of the unicameral legislative assembly are also up for grabs.

A second-round of voting would take place April 3.

Victor Salazar, a 63-year-old driver, said he had been “very indecisive” about who to cast his vote for.

“I was very hesitant, but duty had to be fulfilled,” he said but declined to elaborate. “In the end, I voted for the one I think has the best chance of winning in a second round.”

Lines in San Jose had grown longer towards the end of the day as more apparently undecided citizens made a last minute dash.

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