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Weekly Report - 21 December 2017 (WR-17-50)
COSTA RICA: Candidates unveil manifestos
The two frontrunners ahead of the February 2018 presidential race, Antonio Álvarez Desanti of the main opposition Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) and Juan Diego Castro of the small conservative opposition Partido Integración Nacional (PIN), last week unveiled their manifestos. In line with what opinion surveys suggest is the main voter concern, both candidates have named as a key priority the need to boost jobs. While acknowledging the need to address another priority – the widening fiscal deficit – both candidates fell short of proposing a far-reaching tax reform.
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