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Rodrigo Chaves wins the elections in Costa Rica
This Sunday the elections were held in Costa Rica, of which the economist Rodrigo Chaves was elected with a total of 52.9% of the votes. In his speech, the messages of union and work that he wanted to convey were clearly noted.
He personally spoke to his opponent, former president José María Figueres, who reached 47.1% of the votes and asked him to work together to build the country, in addition, he called attention to all citizens who refrained from participating. In the elections.
“Unfortunately, the harsh campaign that we experienced turned abstentionism into the largest political party in Costa Rica,” Chaves mentioned in this regard after winning the polls.
In addition to this, the president-elect warned that this abstention problem will become a new challenge, he warned, since now it will encourage the population to once again have confidence in this process and thus be able to participate.
In another order of ideas, Chaves' opponent, former president Figueres, who governed in the period that began in 1994, also decided to give a few words to extend his congratulations to the new president.
“I congratulate Rodrigo Chaves and wish him the best. Costa Rica has voted and the people have spoken. We, as democrats that we are, will always be respectful of that decision.”
Election process marked by abstention
Costa Rica reached the second round of elections after no candidate obtained 40% of the votes in the first. Chaves, a 60-year-old economist, was the one who managed to win in the second round.
It should be noted that Chaves is the former Minister of Finance, of the Social Democratic Progress party and the people made their decision in support of him. His message was branded as oppositional and rebellious, perhaps because in one of his many slogans he expressed to the public that: "Don't hand over the keys to the same old people."
Rodrigo Chaves' speech was direct, connected with Costa Ricans in this area, leading them to see a very different message from the one they all already knew.
Chaves is not only a trained man, he has a long history that stands out in his experience in economics. With a postgraduate degree and many years of work at the World Bank, this sixty-year-old has won the elections in his country.
It should be noted that for the first round, Chaves had obtained 16.70% of the votes, while Figueres obtained 27.26% and an abstentionism of 40.29%. But in this second round, abstention was 42.85%.
Another aspect to mention is the constant complaints of sexual harassment that many Bank workers denounced against Chaves, without a doubt, a history that becomes increasingly dark, especially reaching the leadership of an entire country.
As mentioned above, the level of abstention has a lot to do with these deficiencies. The feminist party of Costa Rica and many other politicians were surprised by the number of votes in favor of Chaves.
