Poll: Laura Chinchilla Clear Frontrunner in 2010 Costa Rica Presidential Race
Former National Liberation Party (PLN) vice-president Laura Chinchilla is heavily favored to become the next president of Costa Rica, according to a poll by Demoscopía published in Al Día.
53 percent of respondents would vote for the candidate of the ruling PLN in next year’s election with Laura Chinchilla being the PLN candidate.
Otto Guevara of the Libertarian Movement (ML) is a distant second with 15.7 per cent, followed by former economy minister Ottón Solís of the Citizens Action Party (PAC) with 12.3 per cent, and Luis Fishman of the Social Christian Unity Party (PUCS) with 1.5 per cent.
The PLN’s Óscar Arias won the February 2006 presidential election with 40.92 per cent of all cast ballots. Solís finished in second place with 39.80 per cent. Arias had headed the government from 1986 to 1990, and was able to run again after the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly opted to bring back presidential re-election in 2003. He was sworn in for the second time in May 2006.
In June, Chinchilla won the PLN’s nomination in the party’s convention, defeating San José mayor Johnny Araya Monge. Chinchilla vowed to represent “continuity.”
Last month, Chinchilla named scientist Alfio Piva and businessman Luis Liberman as the PLN’s vice-presidential candidates, as she vowed to prioritize the environment and the economy during her tenure if elected.
Piva declared: “Laura asked me to help her in matters of sustainable development, thinking of social and environmental sustainability.” Liberman mentioned that his role will be to turn economic growth into “a fundamental pillar of the social program.”
The next presidential election in Costa Rica is scheduled for Sunday, February 7, 2010.
If elected, Chinchilla will be Costa Rica’s first female president.
Polling Data
Which of these candidates would you vote for in the 2010 presidential election?
| Laura Chinchilla (PLN) | 53.0% |
| Otto Guevara (ML) | 15.7% |
| Ottón Solís (PAC) | 12.3% |
| Luis Fishman (PUSC) | 1.5% |
| Other / None / Not sure | 17.5% |
Source: Demoscopía / Al Día
Methodology: Interviews with 1,216 Costa Rican adults, conducted from Oct. 13 to Oct. 22, 2009. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2010
Filed Under: Casa Presidencial - Costa Rica Executive Branch • Government • News • Tribunal Supremo - Costa Rica Democratic Election Tribunal
About the Author: ¡Hola mi amorsh ... Bienvenidos "The Costa Rica Frog"!
I was born and raised in beautiful Costa Rica, Central America. Both me and my country find it's not easy being small and green, but we're trying hard every day.
¡Pura Vida!
