Centre-left author wins Costa Rica poll

By David Alire Garcia and Enrique Andres Pretel
Updated April 2 2018 - 1:12pm, first published 12:29pm
Presidential candidate Fabricio Alvarado talks to the press after casting his vote on Easter Sunday.
Presidential candidate Fabricio Alvarado talks to the press after casting his vote on Easter Sunday.
Centre-left candidate Carlos Alvarado, has won the Costa Rican presidential election.
Centre-left candidate Carlos Alvarado, has won the Costa Rican presidential election.

The centre-left's Carlos Alvarado Quesada has decisively defeated a conservative Protestant singer in Costa Rica's presidential run-off election by promising to defend gay rights, handing a major victory to the ruling party.

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