Preliminary
results: 10:30pm
Polls reporting:
37.46% |
40% |
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9:45pm
AFP
Claims Arias Win
Although the count is still
ongoing - under 30% of the
polling stations reporting -
Forbes.com is claiming an Arias
win based on a Agence France -
Press (AFP) news agency report
based on a "exit poll".
6:30pm
Arias
Confident of A Win
Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN),
Óscar Arias, is confident that
he will obtain the required 40%
of the popular vote and no need
for a second round election. The
former president assures that
the Arista movement will triumph
tonight.
6:30pm
Voting
Booths Closed, Costa Ricans
Await Results
Following 12 hours of voting the
poll booths are closed and Costa
Ricans are holding on to hear
the final results. The Tribunal
Supremo de Elecciones (TSE),
will begin to offer voting
results beginning at 8pm.
ELECTION 2006
Former President Arias High
Popularity Suggests He'll Be
Re-Elected Today
Oscar Arias Sanchez, was the
Nobel laureate who stood up to
Ronald Reagan and drafted the
peace plan that ended Central
America's civil wars. Now, two
decades later, Arias is back,
looking to retake Costa Rica's
highest office.
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Presidential candidate for the
Partido Accion Cuidadna (PAC),
Otton Solis, right attends to a
celebration a day before the
elections. Solis was second
placed with 26.7% of the
intended vote, behind former
Costa Rican President and
presidential candidate of the
Partido Liberarcion Nacional (PLN),
Oscar Arias, who leads with 49%
according to the latest poll.
[AP Photo/Cristobal Herrera]
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Every
Vote Counts
Every vote counts and Costa
Ricans are urged to get out
today and vote. In San José,
cars with flags waving and horns
blowing began early this
morning.
Convicted
Murderer, Hiding in Costa Rica,
Returns
A
Madisonville, Indiana, man,
police say escaped to Costa Rica
after killing his aunt three
years ago, will likely be back
in the Tri-State in a couple of
weeks.
High Environmental
Quality
Costa Rica places 15th among 133
countries arranged as per their
environmental quality in an
index made by Yale University
and presented at the World
Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland.
Leatherbacks
Lure Tourists
A large number of tourists come
to watch the arrival of
leatherback turtles which come
to span at Langosta, Grande,
Carbon, and Ventana, among other
beaches in the Santa Cruz
Canton, Guancaste, on the Costa
Rican North Pacific.
Missing
Man Found Alive
The family of Matthew Vaughn who
asked our and your help in finding the
35 year old man that had missing
last Wednesday, wrote to tell us
that thanks to our help, Matthew
was found alive.
Chavez
launches reelection bid with
huge march
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
launched his reelection campaign
with a huge march here on
Saturday declaring "sovereignty
and dignity" for Venezuela.
3 killed in
stampede in Brazil
At least three people were
killed and dozens more wounded
on Saturday when fans surged to
get the autograph of a Mexican
band in a shopping mall in
Brazil's largest city of Sao
Paulo.
Havana Book
Fair Thriving
Havana´s 15th International Book
Fair kicked off here Saturday at
the Morro-Cabaña Complex,
attended by 112 writers and 500
publishers from 30 countries.
Agriculture Blocks Colombia-US
FTA
Disagreements on issues like
agriculture are forcing the
Colombian government on Friday
to delay the possible signing of
the free trade agreement (FTA)
with the United States,
scheduled for this weekend.
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