RhetoricScore Review Lab

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  "article_author": "Sandra Abd\u0027Allah-Alvarez Ram\u00edrez",
  "article_content": "\u003cdiv class=\"entry\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabricio_Alvarado_Mu%C3%B1oz\" title=\"Fabricio Alvarado Mu\u00f1oz\"\u003eFabricio Alvarado Mu\u00f1oz\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0and\u00a0\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alvarado_Quesada\" title=\"Carlos Alvarado Quesada\"\u003eCarlos Alvarado Quesada\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0will vie for president of Costa Rica in a closely contested election scheduled for April 1, 2018. Defenders of human rights and the LGBTQI community are concerned that if religious candidate Fabricio Alvarado wins, they face grave risk.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabricio Alvarado, a psalmist and Christian singer, belongs to the\u00a0Partido de Restaruaci\u00f3n Nacional (National Restoration Party\u2013PRN), representing the most conservative party on the Costa Rican political scene. Carlos Alvarado Quesada represents Partido Acci\u00f3n Ciudadana (Citizen Action Party\u2013PAC).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCosta Rican feminist groups are most alarmed by Fabricio Alvarado\u0027s \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CentroFeministaDeInformacionYAccionCefemina/photos/a.197172507114428.1073741834.196247213873624/926588934172778/?type=3\u0026amp;theater\"\u003ecampaign proposal\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0to convert the National Institute of Women (a m\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003einisterial institution)\u003c/span\u003e\u00a0into the \u201cFamily Institute.\u201d\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the campaign for the first round of votes, Fabricio Alvarado focused his political platform on the rejection of sexual education currently delivered in public schools as well as \u201c\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21729797-social-conservatives-are-fighting-back-against-feminism-and-gay-rights-latin-americas-battle\"\u003egender ideology\u003c/a\u003e\u201c, a concept circulating among conservative political circles that \u003ca href=\"http://lasillavacia.com/blogs/que-es-una-ideologia-de-genero-57494\"\u003erejects the idea\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0of gender as a social construct.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/elecciones-costa-rica-sorpresa-realidad/24052654\"\u003eTo the surprise of many,\u00a0\u003c/a\u003eFabricio Alvarado won the second round with 25 percent of the\u00a0vote.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA threat to LGBTQI rights?\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42633891\"\u003eInter-American Human Rights Court\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0issued a\u00a0\u003ca href=\"http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/opiniones/seriea_24_esp.pdf\"\u003eConsultative Opinion\u003c/a\u003e (OC 24/17) in response to a 2016 request by the Costa Rican government. OC 24/17 mandates the State to guarantee certain individual rights linked to same-sex couples and the personal construction of gender identity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radioemisorasucr.atavist.com/ideas-de-fabricio-alvarado-sobre-corte-idh-puestas-a-prueba\"\u003eFabricio Alvarado declared opposition to the ruling\u00a0\u003c/a\u003eas part of his campaign platform, earning him the support of the most conservative and religious groups in the country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe consequences of this debate have seriously impacted the LGBTQI community. According to the Front for Equal Rights, \u003ca href=\"https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2018/02/21/internacionales/2380442-aumentan-agresiones-contra-homosexuales-en-costa-rica\"\u003ereports of verbal and physical attacks\u003c/a\u003e on sex-diverse people have multiplied since the election.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn February 3, independent journalist Diego Delfino \u003ca href=\"https://delfino.cr/2018/02/repaso-dominical-edicion-especial-electoral/\"\u003ehighlighted the seriousness\u003c/a\u003e of Fabricio Alvarado\u0027s proposal to \u003ca href=\"https://radioemisorasucr.atavist.com/ideas-de-fabricio-alvarado-sobre-corte-idh-puestas-a-prueba\"\u003ewithdraw from the Inter-American Human Rights Court.\u003c/a\u003e For Delfino, Fabricio Alvarado\u0027s position constitutes a threat to the advancement of human rights:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eTodo lo que se nos aplaude y reconoce en el exterior por la \u003ca href=\"http://www.archivonacional.go.cr/index.php?option=com_content\u0026amp;view=article\u0026amp;id=88:abolicion-de-ejercito-\u0026amp;catid=40:rincon-pedagogico\u0026amp;Itemid=56\"\u003eabolici\u00f3n del ej\u00e9rcito\u003c/a\u003e se vendr\u00eda al suelo si nos convirti\u00e9ramos en un pa\u00eds que desconoce la Convenci\u00f3n Americana sobre Derechos Humanos firmada en 1969 [\u2026] Imaginen aquel escenario de bochorno global, Costa Rica, coqueteando con la Edad Media y pidiendo entrada en los rincones m\u00e1s oscuros del fundamentalismo que a\u00fan subsisten en el planeta.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"translation\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the applause and recognition we receive abroad for the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Forces_of_Costa_Rica\"\u003eabolition of the army\u003c/a\u003e would fall away if we become a country that rejects the American Convention on Human Rights signed in 1969 [\u2026] Imagine what a global disgrace, Costa Rica, flirting with the Middle Ages and asking to enter the darkest corners of fundamentalism that still exist on the planet.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabricio Alvarado began his public life in the evangelical community and professed his vision for a secular government \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-42884219\"\u003e\u201cbut not without God.\u201d\u00a0\u003c/a\u003eHe sat at the center of several controversies including \u003ca href=\"https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/fabricio-alvarado-justifica-decision-de-no-dejar/OJQXQU4ZCNDUVGL2SIERPPIV2Q/story/\"\u003ethe prohibition of elected deputies from making statements\u003c/a\u003e to the media and\u00a0\u003ca href=\"http://www.ticotimes.net/2018/03/09/presidential-candidate-fabricio-alvarado-pulls-out-of-ucr-debate\"\u003eavoiding debates and interviews\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0with the press.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeaking to Global Voices, activist Julia Ard\u00f3n explains:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eFabricio deja de asistir a los debates donde estaba confirmada su asistencia y anuncia un equipo econ\u00f3mico \u201cde lujo\u201d, un \u201cdream team\u201d con lo m\u00e1s selecto de la banca privada, economistas neoliberales, sin una propuesta s\u00f3lida pero claramente comprometido con privatizaciones y el desmantelamiento del Estado de Bienestar, al mismo tiempo que denota un desd\u00e9n absoluto por el respeto de los derechos humanos y los compromisos sociales del gobierno.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"translation\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFabricio doesn\u0027t attending debates where his appearance has been already confirmed and announces a \u201ctop notch\u201d economic team, a \u201cdream team\u201d selected from the private banking sector, neoliberal economists, with no solid proposals but clearly committed to privatization and the dismantling of the Welfare State, while also showing a complete disdain for respect for human rights and the government\u0027s social commitments.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePolitical and citizen alliances try to counterbalance\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFearing the rise of fundamentalism, various unprecedented initiatives arose throughout the country. The first \u201c\u003ca href=\"https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/este-es-el-manifiesto-de-coalicion-costa-rica-leido-esta-t/\"\u003eCoalition for Costa Rica\u003c/a\u003e\u201d meeting took place on February 10 and was called by students and youth from various parties as well as participants with no political affiliation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe common objective of the Coalition is to support the Partido Acci\u00f3n Ciudadana (Citizen Action Party\u2013PAC) presidential candidate Carlos Alvarado whose platform includes human rights referring to LGBTQI people, even though a significant number of Costa Ricans \u003ca href=\"http://www.t13.cl/noticia/mundo/matrimonio-homosexual-domina-debate-electoral-costa-rica\"\u003ereject the idea of equal marriage\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe following video explains the Coalition\u0027s vision and mission.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e[In the video]: On Saturday February 10 hundreds of people came together in the first meeting of the Coalition for Costa Rica. This was replicated in many parts of the country throughout the day and is planned to continue all week. Working groups were formed based on cantons (administrative divisions) and common interests, regardless of political preferences. Because #WhatUnitesUs is stronger. On April 1st let\u0027s vote for Costa Rica.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn February 5, Leftist party Frente Amplio (Broad Front) called for supporters to vote against PRN candidate Fabricio Alvarado. Leonardo Garniere, former Education Minister of the Partido de Liberaci\u00f3n Nacional (National Liberation Party\u2013PLN) has explicitly expressed support for Carlos Alvarado\u0027s government programme, among other Costa Rican political personalities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormer Health Minister Mar\u00eda Luisa \u00c1vila, also from PLN,\u00a0\u003ca href=\"https://semanariouniversidad.com/ultima-hora/exministro-leonardo-garnier-anuncia-adhesion-carlos-alvarado/\"\u003econfirmed\u003c/a\u003e that she while she would not join the PAC, she would still vote for Carlos Alvarado in the second round:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eEs que lo que tenemos es una balanza y hay que decidirse. En mi caso, lo hice por Carlos, que tiene experiencia y una postura moderna en derechos humanos. Creo que es un muchacho que tiene la oportunidad de demostrar que aprendi\u00f3 de errores de su propio partido. [\u2026] Adem\u00e1s, esto no es una adhesi\u00f3n al PAC, es solo apoyo para esta segunda ronda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"translation\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat we have here is a \u003cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003ebalance \u003c/span\u003eand we have to decide. In my case, I went for Carlos, who has experience and a modern position on human rights. I think he is a young man with the opportunity to show that he has learned from his own party\u0027s mistakes. [\u2026] Furthermore, this is not me joining PAC, it\u0027s just support for this second round.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLN\u0027s founder Enrique Obreg\u00f3n \u003ca href=\"http://www.oncenoticias.hn/fundador-del-pln-publica-votara-carlos-alvarado/\"\u003eexpressed his concern for the state of the contest\u003c/a\u003e and the narrowness of the decision which voters are facing:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eTenemos un pastor protestante que emergi\u00f3 de la nada, con un partido pol\u00edtico inexistente y que, de pronto (pretendiendo gobernar desde la religiosidad) cuenta con un apoyo popular inesperado. Y del otro lado, a un joven que apenas ha comenzado a hacer pinitos en la pol\u00edtica, con un partido de cierta tradici\u00f3n pero con un gobierno sumamente cuestionado, presidido por un se\u00f1or que nunca hab\u00eda sido de ese partido y a qui\u00e9n le cay\u00f3 del cielo el cetro de presidente. Este es el hecho concreto al que se aboca la ciudadan\u00eda costarricense sin otra alternativa, sin otra posibilidad.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"translation\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have a protestant pastor who came out of nowhere, with a non-existent political party and who, suddenly (with the intention of governing from a religious position) finds himself with an unexpected level of popular support. And on the other side, a young man who has only just begun to take his first steps in politics, with a party that has some history but whose government is very much in question, led by a man who had never been a member of the party but who had the sceptre of the presidency fall into his lap. This is the hard reality that Costa Rican citizens are facing with no alternative, no other possibility.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormer presidential candidate Rodolfo Piza, from the Social Christian Union Party (Partido Uni\u00f3n Social Cristiana, PUSC), has been the most-discussed alliance. On Thursday, March 8, Piza signed an agreement to establish a national government with PAC, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/rodolfo-piza-firma-alianza-con-carlos-alvarado/LZPKDMKHONFI5KAYHATLEUNXWA/story/\"\u003eaccording to\u00a0\u003cem\u003eLa Naci\u00f3n\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlos Alvarado puede ayudarnos a garantizar un gobierno para todos los costarricenses y a garantizar el respeto a sus derechos y el respeto a la igualdad y a la equidad (\u2026). Pude haber dejado que todo siguiera su curso, pero mi participaci\u00f3n en pol\u00edtica es un ejercicio de responsabilidad\u201d,\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"translation\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlos Alvarado can help us to guarantee a government for all Costa Ricans and guarantee respect for their rights and respect for equality and equity (\u2026). I could have just let things run their course, but my participation in politics is an exercise of responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.crhoy.com/site/dist/especiales/elecciones-cr-2018/\"\u003eSeveral polls\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0show that Fabricio Alvarado could win the April 1 vote. Nevertheless, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/candidatos-siguen-empatados-en-encuesta-de-ucr/TNUZSZQSDNHB7HIEEMGHQJBGWM/story/\"\u003ethe last analysis released by the University of Costa Rica\u003c/a\u003e\u00a0predicts a technical stalemate with Carlos Alvarado with 43 percent of the vote and Fabricio Alvarado with 42 percent.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, young and progressive circles are focusing on rallying people to vote by combating abstentionism that\u00a0\u003ca href=\"https://www.esglobal.org/costa-rica-descontento-abstencion/\"\u003ereached 34 percent\u003c/a\u003e in the first round. LGBTI defenders are depending on it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e",
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    "article_title": "LGBTQI Rights Defenders Sound Alarm over Costa Rica's Presidential Election",
    "article_date": "27 March 2018",
    "article_author": "Sandra Abd'Allah-Alvarez Ramírez",
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    "article_content": "<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabricio_Alvarado_Mu%C3%B1oz\" title=\"Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz\">Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz</a> and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alvarado_Quesada\" title=\"Carlos Alvarado Quesada\">Carlos Alvarado Quesada</a> will vie for president of Costa Rica in a closely contested election scheduled for April 1, 2018. Defenders of human rights and the LGBTQI community are concerned that if religious candidate Fabricio Alvarado wins, they face grave risk.</p>\n<p>Fabricio Alvarado, a psalmist and Christian singer, belongs to the Partido de Restaruación Nacional (National Restoration Party–PRN), representing the most conservative party on the Costa Rican political scene. Carlos Alvarado Quesada represents Partido Acción Ciudadana (Citizen Action Party–PAC).</p>\n<p>Costa Rican feminist groups are most alarmed by Fabricio Alvarado's <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CentroFeministaDeInformacionYAccionCefemina/photos/a.197172507114428.1073741834.196247213873624/926588934172778/?type=3&amp;theater\">campaign proposal</a> to convert the National Institute of Women (a m<span style=\"color: #000000;\">inisterial institution)</span> into the “Family Institute.”</p>\n<p>During the campaign for the first round of votes, Fabricio Alvarado focused his political platform on the rejection of sexual education currently delivered in public schools as well as “<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21729797-social-conservatives-are-fighting-back-against-feminism-and-gay-rights-latin-americas-battle\">gender ideology</a>“, a concept circulating among conservative political circles that <a href=\"http://lasillavacia.com/blogs/que-es-una-ideologia-de-genero-57494\">rejects the idea</a> of gender as a social construct.</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/elecciones-costa-rica-sorpresa-realidad/24052654\">To the surprise of many, </a>Fabricio Alvarado won the second round with 25 percent of the vote.</p>\n<h3>A threat to LGBTQI rights?</h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42633891\">Inter-American Human Rights Court</a> issued a <a href=\"http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/opiniones/seriea_24_esp.pdf\">Consultative Opinion</a> (OC 24/17) in response to a 2016 request by the Costa Rican government. OC 24/17 mandates the State to guarantee certain individual rights linked to same-sex couples and the personal construction of gender identity.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://radioemisorasucr.atavist.com/ideas-de-fabricio-alvarado-sobre-corte-idh-puestas-a-prueba\">Fabricio Alvarado declared opposition to the ruling </a>as part of his campaign platform, earning him the support of the most conservative and religious groups in the country.</p>\n<p>The consequences of this debate have seriously impacted the LGBTQI community. According to the Front for Equal Rights, <a href=\"https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2018/02/21/internacionales/2380442-aumentan-agresiones-contra-homosexuales-en-costa-rica\">reports of verbal and physical attacks</a> on sex-diverse people have multiplied since the election.</p>\n<p>On February 3, independent journalist Diego Delfino <a href=\"https://delfino.cr/2018/02/repaso-dominical-edicion-especial-electoral/\">highlighted the seriousness</a> of Fabricio Alvarado's proposal to <a href=\"https://radioemisorasucr.atavist.com/ideas-de-fabricio-alvarado-sobre-corte-idh-puestas-a-prueba\">withdraw from the Inter-American Human Rights Court.</a> For Delfino, Fabricio Alvarado's position constitutes a threat to the advancement of human rights:</p>\n<blockquote><p>Todo lo que se nos aplaude y reconoce en el exterior por la <a href=\"http://www.archivonacional.go.cr/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=88:abolicion-de-ejercito-&amp;catid=40:rincon-pedagogico&amp;Itemid=56\">abolición del ejército</a> se vendría al suelo si nos convirtiéramos en un país que desconoce la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos firmada en 1969 […] Imaginen aquel escenario de bochorno global, Costa Rica, coqueteando con la Edad Media y pidiendo entrada en los rincones más oscuros del fundamentalismo que aún subsisten en el planeta.</p></blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"translation\"><p>All the applause and recognition we receive abroad for the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Forces_of_Costa_Rica\">abolition of the army</a> would fall away if we become a country that rejects the American Convention on Human Rights signed in 1969 […] Imagine what a global disgrace, Costa Rica, flirting with the Middle Ages and asking to enter the darkest corners of fundamentalism that still exist on the planet.</p></blockquote>\n<p>Fabricio Alvarado began his public life in the evangelical community and professed his vision for a secular government <a href=\"http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-42884219\">“but not without God.” </a>He sat at the center of several controversies including <a href=\"https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/fabricio-alvarado-justifica-decision-de-no-dejar/OJQXQU4ZCNDUVGL2SIERPPIV2Q/story/\">the prohibition of elected deputies from making statements</a> to the media and <a href=\"http://www.ticotimes.net/2018/03/09/presidential-candidate-fabricio-alvarado-pulls-out-of-ucr-debate\">avoiding debates and interviews</a> with the press.</p>\n<p>Speaking to Global Voices, activist Julia Ardón explains:</p>\n<blockquote><p>Fabricio deja de asistir a los debates donde estaba confirmada su asistencia y anuncia un equipo económico “de lujo”, un “dream team” con lo más selecto de la banca privada, economistas neoliberales, sin una propuesta sólida pero claramente comprometido con privatizaciones y el desmantelamiento del Estado de Bienestar, al mismo tiempo que denota un desdén absoluto por el respeto de los derechos humanos y los compromisos sociales del gobierno.</p></blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"translation\"><p>Fabricio doesn't attending debates where his appearance has been already confirmed and announces a “top notch” economic team, a “dream team” selected from the private banking sector, neoliberal economists, with no solid proposals but clearly committed to privatization and the dismantling of the Welfare State, while also showing a complete disdain for respect for human rights and the government's social commitments.</p></blockquote>\n<h3>Political and citizen alliances try to counterbalance</h3>\n<p>Fearing the rise of fundamentalism, various unprecedented initiatives arose throughout the country. The first “<a href=\"https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/este-es-el-manifiesto-de-coalicion-costa-rica-leido-esta-t/\">Coalition for Costa Rica</a>” meeting took place on February 10 and was called by students and youth from various parties as well as participants with no political affiliation.</p>\n<p>The common objective of the Coalition is to support the Partido Acción Ciudadana (Citizen Action Party–PAC) presidential candidate Carlos Alvarado whose platform includes human rights referring to LGBTQI people, even though a significant number of Costa Ricans <a href=\"http://www.t13.cl/noticia/mundo/matrimonio-homosexual-domina-debate-electoral-costa-rica\">reject the idea of equal marriage</a>.</p>\n<p>The following video explains the Coalition's vision and mission.</p>\n\n<blockquote><p>[In the video]: On Saturday February 10 hundreds of people came together in the first meeting of the Coalition for Costa Rica. This was replicated in many parts of the country throughout the day and is planned to continue all week. Working groups were formed based on cantons (administrative divisions) and common interests, regardless of political preferences. Because #WhatUnitesUs is stronger. On April 1st let's vote for Costa Rica.</p></blockquote>\n<p>On February 5, Leftist party Frente Amplio (Broad Front) called for supporters to vote against PRN candidate Fabricio Alvarado. Leonardo Garniere, former Education Minister of the Partido de Liberación Nacional (National Liberation Party–PLN) has explicitly expressed support for Carlos Alvarado's government programme, among other Costa Rican political personalities.</p>\n<p>Former Health Minister María Luisa Ávila, also from PLN, <a href=\"https://semanariouniversidad.com/ultima-hora/exministro-leonardo-garnier-anuncia-adhesion-carlos-alvarado/\">confirmed</a> that she while she would not join the PAC, she would still vote for Carlos Alvarado in the second round:</p>\n<blockquote><p>Es que lo que tenemos es una balanza y hay que decidirse. En mi caso, lo hice por Carlos, que tiene experiencia y una postura moderna en derechos humanos. Creo que es un muchacho que tiene la oportunidad de demostrar que aprendió de errores de su propio partido. […] Además, esto no es una adhesión al PAC, es solo apoyo para esta segunda ronda.</p></blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"translation\"><p>What we have here is a <span style=\"color: #333333;\">balance </span>and we have to decide. In my case, I went for Carlos, who has experience and a modern position on human rights. I think he is a young man with the opportunity to show that he has learned from his own party's mistakes. […] Furthermore, this is not me joining PAC, it's just support for this second round.</p></blockquote>\n<p>PLN's founder Enrique Obregón <a href=\"http://www.oncenoticias.hn/fundador-del-pln-publica-votara-carlos-alvarado/\">expressed his concern for the state of the contest</a> and the narrowness of the decision which voters are facing:</p>\n<blockquote><p>Tenemos un pastor protestante que emergió de la nada, con un partido político inexistente y que, de pronto (pretendiendo gobernar desde la religiosidad) cuenta con un apoyo popular inesperado. Y del otro lado, a un joven que apenas ha comenzado a hacer pinitos en la política, con un partido de cierta tradición pero con un gobierno sumamente cuestionado, presidido por un señor que nunca había sido de ese partido y a quién le cayó del cielo el cetro de presidente. Este es el hecho concreto al que se aboca la ciudadanía costarricense sin otra alternativa, sin otra posibilidad.</p></blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"translation\"><p>We have a protestant pastor who came out of nowhere, with a non-existent political party and who, suddenly (with the intention of governing from a religious position) finds himself with an unexpected level of popular support. And on the other side, a young man who has only just begun to take his first steps in politics, with a party that has some history but whose government is very much in question, led by a man who had never been a member of the party but who had the sceptre of the presidency fall into his lap. This is the hard reality that Costa Rican citizens are facing with no alternative, no other possibility.</p></blockquote>\n<p>Former presidential candidate Rodolfo Piza, from the Social Christian Union Party (Partido Unión Social Cristiana, PUSC), has been the most-discussed alliance. On Thursday, March 8, Piza signed an agreement to establish a national government with PAC, <a href=\"https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/rodolfo-piza-firma-alianza-con-carlos-alvarado/LZPKDMKHONFI5KAYHATLEUNXWA/story/\">according to <em>La Nación</em></a>:</p>\n<blockquote><p>Carlos Alvarado puede ayudarnos a garantizar un gobierno para todos los costarricenses y a garantizar el respeto a sus derechos y el respeto a la igualdad y a la equidad (…). Pude haber dejado que todo siguiera su curso, pero mi participación en política es un ejercicio de responsabilidad”,</p></blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"translation\"><p>Carlos Alvarado can help us to guarantee a government for all Costa Ricans and guarantee respect for their rights and respect for equality and equity (…). I could have just let things run their course, but my participation in politics is an exercise of responsibility.</p></blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.crhoy.com/site/dist/especiales/elecciones-cr-2018/\">Several polls</a> show that Fabricio Alvarado could win the April 1 vote. Nevertheless, <a href=\"https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/candidatos-siguen-empatados-en-encuesta-de-ucr/TNUZSZQSDNHB7HIEEMGHQJBGWM/story/\">the last analysis released by the University of Costa Rica</a> predicts a technical stalemate with Carlos Alvarado with 43 percent of the vote and Fabricio Alvarado with 42 percent.</p>\n<p>Meanwhile, young and progressive circles are focusing on rallying people to vote by combating abstentionism that <a href=\"https://www.esglobal.org/costa-rica-descontento-abstencion/\">reached 34 percent</a> in the first round. LGBTI defenders are depending on it.</p>\n</div>",
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