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Caribbean & Central America - December 2010 (ISSN 1741-4458)
COSTA RICA: Regional elections highlight PLN's split prospects
“What I have seen is that this government, through the ministry of
national planning, is backtracking on the entire process of strengthening local
governments" said the twice former Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias Sánchez
(1986-1990 and 2006-2010), after casting his ballot in the 5 December regional
elections. Interestingly, still with a high level of abstention (72%), the 2010
regional vote was a significant improvement on the 24.6% participation registered in the 2006
election. “The result meets the tribunal's expectations [...]. This is a path
that leads us to a more fulfilling civic experience", said Luis Antonio Sobrado,
president of the supreme electoral court (TSE).
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