Costa Rica’s Election: A Bad Day for Incumbents, but Some Hope Ahead
By
Patricio Navia, Lucas Perelló
The next president will have an opportunity to be a true leader in Central America.
SAN JOSÉ – Costa Rica on Sunday became the latest Latin American country to see voters lash out at the status quo, as the ruling party candidate received less than 1% of the vote in the first-round presidential election. But neither of the candidates who will now compete in the April runoff is a radical seeking to burn the house down. Whoever wins will face the challenge of fixing an economy struggling with high unemployment and debt, but also the opportunity to strengthen Costa Rica’s leadership in a region otherwise struggling with democratic backsliding. There are reasons for...
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