Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica

  02 April 2018    Read: 1555
Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica

The Citizens' Action Party candidate has won a clear victory over his National Restoration Party rival, Fabrico Alvarado Munoz. The second round ballot revealed deep political divisions over gay rights.

Center-left candidate Carlos Alvarado Quesada won 61 percent of the vote in Costa Rica's second round presidential run-off vote on Sunday.

With nearly 91 percent of polling stations counted, the result puts Alvarado far ahead of his ultraconservative rival Fabricio Alvarado Munoz.


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