2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Candidates Debate On
National Television
For two hours Costa Ricans got the chance to
see the top three candidates, Laura
Chinchilla, Otto Guevara and Ottón Solís,
vying for the presidential chair on February
7, in a televised debate hosted by
Cabletica's Channel 7.
The debate was important for Costa Ricans to
see the candidates, whom all are for the
most part accused of not have a clear
position, resorting to political and
personal attacks for the past two months.
Chinchilla of the Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN), the front runner in the
polls, is accused of providing Costa Ricans
more of the same of the "Arias brothers",
being part of the current government which
has been catagorized by the other candidates
as corrupt and elitist. Chinchilla responded
that "her" government will be hers and not
that of the Arias or puppet masters that run
the country.
Solís of the Partido Acción Cuidadana (PAC),
in the third place in the polls and in his
third presidential elections since forming
the PAC party, was seen as "mature" and a
different Solís than in the past.
However, the PAC leader continued his attack
on Chinchilla, her ties to the current
government, her lack of vision and
explanation as to how she will finance all
the programs she proposes and why did she
not do more during her term as
vice-president in the current
administration.
For Guevara of the Movimiento Libertario
(ML), who is in second place in the polls
and believed to challenge the hands down win
of Chinchilla, he is being seen as person
without leadership, just promoting change,
but without any substance.
The most controversial subjects tackled by
the candidates was the question of security,
the use of public funds and the role of each
one of the three candidates during this 2010
election campaign.
Voters will go to the polls on Sunday,
February 7 to make their choice. In the
event none of the candidates receives the
required 40% support, a run off election
will be held in March between the two
candidates with the most votes. |
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