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Costa Rica elects its next government this Sunday, February 6, and there are 25 presidential candidates, a record number in the country’s history. Three candidates stand out among the favorites: Fabricio Alvarado, from the New Republic party, with 10% of the intention to votes; Lineth Saborío, from Unidad Social Cristiana, with 12.8%; and José María Figueres, from Liberación Nacional, with 17%.
Fabricio Alvarado, “the leader” as he calls himself in this presidential campaign, is the ultra-conservative right-wing candidate of the recently created New Republic party. Journalist, former deputy, evangelical psalmist and controversial for his empathy with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, he returns to the race for the second time. In the last election, his rejection of same-sex marriage did not benefit him. This time he does not talk about the subject and focuses on other proposals. Alvarado promises to create jobs, reactivate the economy without more taxes, lower taxes “and make radical changes in issues such as education, health and safety.”
Lineth Saborío, former vice president of the republic, also drags the intention to vote. She is the first female presidential candidate for the center-right Christian Social Unity party and, if she becomes president, she would be the second woman to hold that position. The lawyer was director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, Minister of the Presidency and Planning. She has been accused of having an ambiguous speech in this campaign and in the presidential debates. “If there is something that moves me, it is feeling that we can make transformations to achieve greater social justice,” she assured France 24, during the campaign closing caravan in San José, after recovering from Covid-19.
José María Figueres of Liberación Nacional was already in the presidential chair between 1994 and 1998. This businessman and industrial engineer with a social democratic tendency leads the polls in part because of his experience in office and because of the legacy of his father, who was the president who abolished the army 73 years ago. His detractors point to an alleged lack of ethics in corruption cases in the past.
Despite the fact that the intention to vote is focused on three candidates of the 25 registered, the Costa Ricans who will go to the polls will lean towards a president who solves the economic problems left by the pandemic. Very close to Alvarado, Saborío and Figueres, three other candidates stand out who could sneak into an imminent second round, since more than 30% of the electorate is undecided about the options, a few hours before the vote.
First modification:
Costa Rica elects its next government this Sunday, February 6, and there are 25 presidential candidates, a record number in the country’s history. Three candidates stand out among the favorites: Fabricio Alvarado, from the New Republic party, with 10% of the intention to votes; Lineth Saborío, from Unidad Social Cristiana, with 12.8%; and José María Figueres, from Liberación Nacional, with 17%.
Fabricio Alvarado, “the leader” as he calls himself in this presidential campaign, is the ultra-conservative right-wing candidate of the recently created New Republic party. Journalist, former deputy, evangelical psalmist and controversial for his empathy with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, he returns to the race for the second time. In the last election, his rejection of same-sex marriage did not benefit him. This time he does not talk about the subject and focuses on other proposals. Alvarado promises to create jobs, reactivate the economy without more taxes, lower taxes “and make radical changes in issues such as education, health and safety.”
Lineth Saborío, former vice president of the republic, also drags the intention to vote. She is the first female presidential candidate for the center-right Christian Social Unity party and, if she becomes president, she would be the second woman to hold that position. The lawyer was director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, Minister of the Presidency and Planning. She has been accused of having an ambiguous speech in this campaign and in the presidential debates. “If there is something that moves me, it is feeling that we can make transformations to achieve greater social justice,” she assured France 24, during the campaign closing caravan in San José, after recovering from Covid-19.
José María Figueres of Liberación Nacional was already in the presidential chair between 1994 and 1998. This businessman and industrial engineer with a social democratic tendency leads the polls in part because of his experience in office and because of the legacy of his father, who was the president who abolished the army 73 years ago. His detractors point to an alleged lack of ethics in corruption cases in the past.
Despite the fact that the intention to vote is focused on three candidates of the 25 registered, the Costa Ricans who will go to the polls will lean towards a president who solves the economic problems left by the pandemic. Very close to Alvarado, Saborío and Figueres, three other candidates stand out who could sneak into an imminent second round, since more than 30% of the electorate is undecided about the options, a few hours before the vote.
First modification:
Costa Rica elects its next government this Sunday, February 6, and there are 25 presidential candidates, a record number in the country’s history. Three candidates stand out among the favorites: Fabricio Alvarado, from the New Republic party, with 10% of the intention to votes; Lineth Saborío, from Unidad Social Cristiana, with 12.8%; and José María Figueres, from Liberación Nacional, with 17%.
Fabricio Alvarado, “the leader” as he calls himself in this presidential campaign, is the ultra-conservative right-wing candidate of the recently created New Republic party. Journalist, former deputy, evangelical psalmist and controversial for his empathy with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, he returns to the race for the second time. In the last election, his rejection of same-sex marriage did not benefit him. This time he does not talk about the subject and focuses on other proposals. Alvarado promises to create jobs, reactivate the economy without more taxes, lower taxes “and make radical changes in issues such as education, health and safety.”
Lineth Saborío, former vice president of the republic, also drags the intention to vote. She is the first female presidential candidate for the center-right Christian Social Unity party and, if she becomes president, she would be the second woman to hold that position. The lawyer was director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, Minister of the Presidency and Planning. She has been accused of having an ambiguous speech in this campaign and in the presidential debates. “If there is something that moves me, it is feeling that we can make transformations to achieve greater social justice,” she assured France 24, during the campaign closing caravan in San José, after recovering from Covid-19.
José María Figueres of Liberación Nacional was already in the presidential chair between 1994 and 1998. This businessman and industrial engineer with a social democratic tendency leads the polls in part because of his experience in office and because of the legacy of his father, who was the president who abolished the army 73 years ago. His detractors point to an alleged lack of ethics in corruption cases in the past.
Despite the fact that the intention to vote is focused on three candidates of the 25 registered, the Costa Ricans who will go to the polls will lean towards a president who solves the economic problems left by the pandemic. Very close to Alvarado, Saborío and Figueres, three other candidates stand out who could sneak into an imminent second round, since more than 30% of the electorate is undecided about the options, a few hours before the vote.
First modification:
Costa Rica elects its next government this Sunday, February 6, and there are 25 presidential candidates, a record number in the country’s history. Three candidates stand out among the favorites: Fabricio Alvarado, from the New Republic party, with 10% of the intention to votes; Lineth Saborío, from Unidad Social Cristiana, with 12.8%; and José María Figueres, from Liberación Nacional, with 17%.
Fabricio Alvarado, “the leader” as he calls himself in this presidential campaign, is the ultra-conservative right-wing candidate of the recently created New Republic party. Journalist, former deputy, evangelical psalmist and controversial for his empathy with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, he returns to the race for the second time. In the last election, his rejection of same-sex marriage did not benefit him. This time he does not talk about the subject and focuses on other proposals. Alvarado promises to create jobs, reactivate the economy without more taxes, lower taxes “and make radical changes in issues such as education, health and safety.”
Lineth Saborío, former vice president of the republic, also drags the intention to vote. She is the first female presidential candidate for the center-right Christian Social Unity party and, if she becomes president, she would be the second woman to hold that position. The lawyer was director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, Minister of the Presidency and Planning. She has been accused of having an ambiguous speech in this campaign and in the presidential debates. “If there is something that moves me, it is feeling that we can make transformations to achieve greater social justice,” she assured France 24, during the campaign closing caravan in San José, after recovering from Covid-19.
José María Figueres of Liberación Nacional was already in the presidential chair between 1994 and 1998. This businessman and industrial engineer with a social democratic tendency leads the polls in part because of his experience in office and because of the legacy of his father, who was the president who abolished the army 73 years ago. His detractors point to an alleged lack of ethics in corruption cases in the past.
Despite the fact that the intention to vote is focused on three candidates of the 25 registered, the Costa Ricans who will go to the polls will lean towards a president who solves the economic problems left by the pandemic. Very close to Alvarado, Saborío and Figueres, three other candidates stand out who could sneak into an imminent second round, since more than 30% of the electorate is undecided about the options, a few hours before the vote.