Before announcing the first results that gave the victory and the Presidency of the Republic to Carlos Alvarado, from the Citizen Action Party, the magistrate Luis Antonio Sobrado gave a conciliatory message. The President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal asked restraint from the winner and dignity from the loser, to think about the future and […]
Archives for April 1, 2018
Carlos Alvarado is proud of democracy
Carlos Alvarado, candidate of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), closed his campaign “proud of the Costa Rican democracy” and with “positive results” from all over the country. Alvarado ended his Sunday session with an interview in Tibás, where a group of supporters awaited him to receive the results. Before going to rest for a few […]
Fabricio Alvarado hopes to turn around results in Cartago and win elections
Presidential candidate Fabricio Alvarado greeted his supporters in the central canton of Cartago. The National Restoration candidate visited the electoral board at Vicente Lachner High School a few blocks from the Basilica of Los Angeles. In this province, Restoration was the fourth force behind the Citizen Action Party (PAC), National Liberation and Christian Social Unity. […]
Supreme Court asks candidates for serenity if difference in results is 2%
At 8 p.m. on Sunday the Supreme Electoral Tribunal had the solemn session to announce the first results of the second electoral round. The President of the TSE, Luis Antonio Sobrado, was clear that there should be serenity on the part of candidates and political parties with these results, especially if the difference in the […]
Former President Abel Pacheco voted blank
Former President Abel Pacheco voted blank this Sunday in the second round of elections. Pacheco explained that this decision was because he wants to be a bridge to work with either one of the two candidates: Fabricio Alvarado or Carlos Alvarado. The former president voted in the school Carlos Sanabria Mora in Pavas. Whoever wins […]
Why did they dress like this to vote?
The group Somos Nuestras (“we are ours, #somosnuestras) draw attention during the second electoral day. Wearing red clothing and a white hood, some 12 members bet outside the Joaquín García Monge school in Desamparados. The dress is based on the book The Tale of the Maid, a feminist narrative by the Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. […]