[NYTr] Costa Rica: CAFTA Referendum Vote Shows Irregularities
 
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:31:15 -0500 (CDT)

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Costa Rica: CAFTA Referendum Vote Shows Irregularities

San Jose, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The Costa Rican Supreme Eletoral Court
(TSE) must rule on the irregularities committed in the referendum
process for the ratification of DR-CAFTA, members of the patriotic
committees against the DR-CAFTA (Dominican Republic Central America
free trade agreement with the US) demanded Tuesday.

The representatives of those opposed to the agreement demanded in
addition a response from the top electoral organization, since US
authorities interfered in the issue through the ambassador and
legislators of that country.

Leonardo Mendez, of the Patriotic Committee of Cartago, considered the
TSE never established same advertising rights for both sides and placed
the opposition in disadvantage regarding those in favor.

We think there was a fraud at the polls. People were pressured into
voting, they feared to lose their jobs, so it was not democratic, he
expressed.

Elena Villalobos, of the Patriotic Committee of Heredia, recalled they
requested beforehand the invalidity of the process, because of the lack
of fairness and TSE apathy to act against those in favor of the
agreement.

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