[Brighton] Former Brightonian set to become President of Costa Rica?

bn9 bha said:

Brightonian

I lived in Liverpool for a year, I'm now a Scouser

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Driver8 said:

I work there. Alright la?

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The centre-left’s Carlos Alvarado Quesada has decisively defeated a conservative Protestant singer in Costa Rica’s presidential runoff election by promising to allow gay marriage, protecting the country’s reputation for tolerance.

A former minister and fiction writer, Alvarado Quesada, 38, had 61% of the vote with results in from 95% of polling stations, a far bigger lead than predicted by opinion polls that foresaw a tight race.

“My commitment is to a government for everybody, in equality and liberty for a more prosperous future,” he told thousands of cheering supporters blowing horns and waving Costa Rica’s red, white and blue flag.

“There is much more that unites us than divides us.”

Alvarado Quesada, until recently a minister in the outgoing government, will be the youngest president in the modern history of Costa Rica when he takes office in May.

Also known for his student prog-rock band, he used the campaign to appeal to his country’s centrist streak. His vice presidential candidate, Epsy Campbell, will be the country’s first Afro-Costa Rican to serve in that role.

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Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;8402546 said:

And the Brighton boy wins!

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