Luis Guillermo Solis Elected President of Costa Rica

CENTRAL AMERICA - Report 07 Apr 2014 by Francisco de Paula Gutierrez
Luis Guillermo Solis of the opposition Citizens Action Party (PAC) won a landslide victory over Johnny Araya of the official National Liberation Party in Sunday´s runoff election. Solis obtained nearly 78% of the valid vote, whereas Araya, who virtually withdrew from the race a month ago, received only 22% of the vote. Solis more than doubled his vote count with relation to the February 2 first round election. However, although the victory gave Solis a clear mandate, his party has just 13 congressmen in the 57-member chamber elected on February 2, which means that much negotiation will be r...

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