Costa Ricans head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, facing a choice between a candidate once investigated for corruption and another once demoted over sexual harassment allegations.
Both centrist former president Jose Maria Figueres and conservative ex-finance minister Rodrigo Chaves deny the allegations.
He was the favorite in the most recent opinion polls, with almost 42 percent support, compared to 38 percent for Figueres, whose father Jose Figueres was also president. Suchar said the country frequently faces the same problem, with voters focusing on the candidates -- and their foibles -- rather than their policies.Costa Rica has been described as the "happiest" country in Latin America, but its vital tourism industry was hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tourism is one of the major motors of the local economy and Costa Rica is a world leader in environmental protection, making it a key eco-tourism destination."The priority right now is lifting and reactivating the economy... and creating employment options for the great quantity of unemployed people," 35-year-old auditor Andres Fonseca told AFP in the capital San Jose.
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