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Weekly Report - 01 February 2018 (WR-18-04)
COSTA RICA: Major twist ahead of polling day
A “religious shock”. This is how local commentators are referring to the surprising surge of support in recent weeks for evangelical pastor Fabricio Alvarado, the presidential candidate for the small, conservative Restauración Nacional (RN). The new frontrunner ahead of the presidential election on 4 February, Alvarado has linked his jump in the polls to his stance on a recent ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte-IDH) which found that Costa Rica should legalise same-sex marriage. Alvarado’s performance in the polls is the latest twist in an unpredictable race. It follows the rise in support for the previous frontrunner, Juan Diego Castro of Partido Integración Nacional (PIN), another small conservative party [WR-18-02]. With none of the candidates mustering over 20% support, the one seeming certainty is that a run-off will be required.
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