Solis confirmed as PAC presidential candidate after recount
July 30th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The main opposition party in Costa Rica confirmed on Monday political scientist Luis Guillermo Solis as its candidate for the February 2nd Presidential Elections after completing a manual recount of the vote.
Solis appeared to narrowly win The Citizen Action Party (PAC)’s nomination on July 21st, but the close race led to a manual hand recount of the votes.
On Monday, PAC announced that Solis received 113 votes more than his closest competitor, Juan Carlos Mendoza.
Solis, a 55-year-old political scientist, historian, and professor at the University of Costa Rica, was a member of the competing National Liberation Party (PLN) for nearly three decades, serving as general secretary of the party between 2002 and 2003.
Solis left the party in 2005, citing the abandonment of the party’s original “social democratic” ideals and unacceptable levels of corruption.
Solis will face PLN nominee Johnny Araya, who is listed as the favorite to win the presidential race.
Over the weekend, the PAC announced that it has not yet managed to form a coalition with two other opposition parties to confront Araya.
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