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Costa Rica looks a little less exceptional after its heated election

  • Written by Rachel E. Bowen, Associate Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University
Costa Rica looks a little less exceptional after its heated electionProgressive values won in Costa Rica -- for now, at least.AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco

Carlos Alvarado Quesada has won the Costa Rican presidency with 61 percent of the vote, an overwhelming victory for a progressive candidate who entered election day in a dead heat with his conservative rival.

Alvarado Quesada, a 38-year-old former labor minister under...

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