Costa Rica: Oscar Arias Inaugurated
Costa Rica
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias was inaugurated today. Uri Ridelman writes that he believes Costa Rica to be “one of the few countries in the world where a president can still walk to his swearing in ceremony with nothing but a personal escort beside him.” Commenting on the small margin of votes that separated Arias from his main opponent, Ottón Solís, American expat Erin R. draws a comparison to the most recent US elections: “Almost half of all Costa Ricans wanted a president other than Arias, and I think Americans understand this feeling all too well.” Meanwhile, Roberto Gallardo thinks the Legislative Assembly is off to a positive start (ES).
Al Dia newspaper (Spanish only) recently published an article on the numbers of support for Oscar Arias, CAFTA and other political topics. Take a look here:
http://www.aldia.co.cr/ad_ee/2006/mayo/08/nacionales0.html#699389