Carlos Alvarado wins presidency in Costa Rica
On Sunday, Costa Ricans went to the polls to select an Alvarado as their next president. In the end, Carlos Alvarado defeated Fabricio Alvarado in an upset. With 95 percent of the vote in, novelist and former government minister of the incumbent party Carlos Alvarado Quesada leads with 61 percent of the vote counted.
Pre-election polls had given evangelical preacher Fabricio Alvarado a lead. Fabricio had launched into the lead as a result of his opposition to gay marriage, leading to a flurry of articles about upstart conservative politicians in the region.
As president, Carlos Alvarado will need to address "a soaring deficit, high unemployment, an increase in homicides and allegations of government corruption."
Pre-election polls had given evangelical preacher Fabricio Alvarado a lead. Fabricio had launched into the lead as a result of his opposition to gay marriage, leading to a flurry of articles about upstart conservative politicians in the region.
As president, Carlos Alvarado will need to address "a soaring deficit, high unemployment, an increase in homicides and allegations of government corruption."
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