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Archives for April 2018

Supreme Court asks candidates for serenity if difference in results is 2%

April 1, 2018 by Staff News Writer

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 […]

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Former President Abel Pacheco voted blank

April 1, 2018 by Staff News Writer

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 […]

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Why did they dress like this to vote?

April 1, 2018 by Staff News Writer

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. […]

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José María Figueres cries and says he voted for Carlos Alvarado

April 1, 2018 by Staff News Writer

When leaving the voting grounds in the School of San Cristóbal Sur, former resident and former presidential candidate José María Figueres assured that his vote was for Carlos Alvarado, candidate of the Citizen Action Party. I believe that he is the person who can assemble a team of different political parties to move this country […]

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Join the Good Actions Week and make a difference

April 1, 2018 by Staff News Writer

In 2017, solidarity led 25,000 volunteers to do good deeds for others through more than 160 projects developed throughout the national territory within the framework of the Day of Good Actions (DBA). The fifth edition of this initiative will be held this year and it is expected to generate a greater social impact. As promoters […]

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