Costa Rica votes for a new president
Today, Costa Rica gets out and votes for a new president. And in this small democracy, Costa Rica has a voting record to be proud of. Perhaps the fact that it is on a Sunday helps, so people don’t have to wrestle with work schedules.
A tradition every voting season - and soccer season - is to somehow attach a flag to the car and wave it proudly. I can offer no opinion on who’s going to win, but I happened to see a few more green and white flags than the others. The next tradition is to go to some one’s house for lunch and watch the the media tally up their best guess.
The choices this year range from a woman candidate to a libertarian candidate. In the morning, all will be said and done and the real vote-counting will begin to see who’s going to be Costa Rica’s president for another four years.
Momcat on 08 Feb 2010 at 5:13 am #
Thats an unusual sight to have individual’s displaying their personal political choice on their vehicles. In South Africa, sometimes minibus taxis will have political flags or otherwise specific political party vehicles toting for votes. Otherwise most individuals prefer to keep their voting preference private.
Susan on 09 Feb 2010 at 7:37 pm #
Costa Ricans, overall, are not big “rally makers.” So, I think it’s a way to express themselves. Makes for an awful lot of horn honking too.