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Costa Rica has one woman
For the first time in Costa Rica have a woman for President.
The candidate of the ruling National Liberation Party (PLN), Laura Chinchilla, has proclaimed Sunday as the first woman ever to occupy the presidency of Costa Rica to obtain official data and with 60% of polling stations, the 49% of support in elections, on a day marked by the absence of incidents have taken place in the country.
The data-is over 40% was set for a second round-located far from the virtual winner of its two main rivals, who have already conceded defeat, Otton Solis of the Citizens Action Party (PAC) and the right Otto Guevara of the Libertarian Movement, with 22.46% and 21.31% of the vote, respectively.
In an appearance at the Crown Plaza Hotel Corobicí, before 5,000 people, Chinchilla has started his speech with a "thanks, Costa Rica" to ensure that no "betray" their voters. "The people of Costa Rica has given me the most precious assets, your trust, do not betray you," he stated, and has alluded as the main objectives of his mandate to safety, education and gender equality.
At the close of polling stations, Chinchilla, social origin and continuation of the policies of President Oscar Arias and the Costa Ricans had thanked the "civility" shown throughout the day. "I want to thank all the people of Costa Rica for having given a demonstration of civility," he said. "We’ve shown the world because we are one of the most solid democracies," he said, in statements made since Alajuala, to the Midwest.
During the campaign, reports Alvaro Murillo, one of the key points of the successor Arias has been the fight against crime. In a country like this, reluctant to leftist currents flowing in Latin America, Chinchilla has vowed to continue the policies of former president aperturistas, business-oriented and free trade, and combat crime.
Costa Rica, which has no army and has remained outside the wave of civil conflicts during the Cold War hit its neighbors, is a country known for political stability and low crime rates. However, in recent years has become a transit zone for drugs from Mexico.
