US EditionCosta Rica’s Press Freedom Hangs in the Balance Ahead of Presidential Election
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Costa Rica’s press freedom hangs in the balance ahead of presidential election
For decades, Costa Rica was held up as Central America’s democratic exception: a country without an army, with strong democratic institutions, and a press able to scrutinize those in power without facing systematic retaliation. That reputation is now being tested as Costa Rica heads into presidential elections that will culminate in a first round on...
OAS observer mission arrives in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, January 29, the Justices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) received a visit from the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by Mr. Ope Pasquet. This group of experts will witness the electoral process, and especially the voting on Sunday, February 1st, unfolding within the framework of the law in a peaceful, transparent, and secure manner that guarantees the will express…
Costa Ricans will elect a president next Sunday with a right-wing candidate as the clear favorite, backed by her promise of a tough stance against the growing drug-related violence in a country considered for decades one of the safest in Latin America. The ruling party's candidate, Laura Fernández, a 39-year-old political scientist and admirer of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang campaign, leads in the polls with around 40%, the mini…
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