In the latest report (3:15 pm Costa Rica time - GMT -6 hours) the TSE has released preliminary figures with 88.447 % of the voting stations tabulated. The tally shows Oscar Arias hanging on by a fingernail to the lead, with 591,769 votes in his pocket. Otton Solís has closed the gap throughout the day, […]
Although in the days and weeks leading up to election apathy was the predominant emotion, the actual election day atmosphere was bright. While rain threatened some areas in the morning, the cold front was broken by mid-morning and this brought the festivities out into the open.
A trip through San José showed Liberation and PAC […]
No matter who wins the presidential race, Oscar Arias will not have a majority of representatives from his party in the new Assembly. According to the latest results, parties will have these numbers in the new Legislature:
PLN - 25PAC - 18Libertarian Movement - 6PUSC - 4PASE - 1Restauración - 1PUN - 1Frente Amplio - 1
This […]
Preliminary results are in and it looks like Presidential candidate Otton Solís was not making up his so-called "hidden vote". With over 85 % of polling stations reporting, the presidential race is dead even. Oscar Arias has 40.6 % of the votes and Solís has 40.2%.
(results from TSE website English )
In real numbers Oscar […]
