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Costa Rica Shuffles to the Left
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Published on Sunday, 20 April 2014 14:25
By Elena Zeledon
The results of the second round of the presidential elections, won by Luis Guillermo Solis of the Citizens Action Party (PAC) with an astounding 77% of the popular vote compared to the 22% garnered by the pre-election favourite Johnny Araya of the National Liberation Party (PLN), represent the end of an entire historical period for this small but strategically important Central American nation.
Costa Rican Election Results Hide Complex Reality
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Published on Saturday, 03 April 2010 15:35
By Elena Zeledon
Costa Ricans have the highest standard of living in Central America including universal free education and health care and a social safety net of workers' unemployment benefits and pensions that is the the envy of Central America. However, these hard-won gains are threatened by the capitalist crisis, the implementation of the Central American Free Trade Agreement and other pro- capitalist policies of the governing social democratic National Liberation Party. The NLP won reelection in February with Laura Chinchilla succeeding Oscar Arias as President. What does this mean? Will intensified attacks spark social struggles? Elena Zeledon reports from Costa Rica