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Weekly Report - 11 October 2007 (INNS 1741-7422)
COSTA RICA: Arias sneaks Cafta-DR referendum
Costa Ricans approved the Cafta-DR trade treaty with the US by a whisker in a referendum that was even tighter than the victory of President Oscar Arias in last year's elections. It was an impressive win from Arias who overcame a "vote-buying" scandal weeks before the referendum was held, which claimed the head of his planning minister, Kevin Casas, and threatened to undermine the "yes" campaign [WR-07-38]. In addition to this the White House issued a thinly veiled threat which probably did little to help his cause. The turnout was just over 60%; 20 points more than the minimum required for the referendum to be binding.
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