Costa Rican Presidential election narrows in on same-sex marriage

by Tim Gibson

Same-sex marriage has become somewhat of a lynchpin issue for the Costa Rican Presidential election. Following the ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Costa Rica has been told it must recognise same-sex marriage. This has proven controversial in a country mostly comprised of Roman Catholics and conservatives. Fabricio Alvarado has used this controversy to his advantage, rising in the polls on an anti-same sex marriage platform.

Fabricio, a former TV journalist and now-popular evangelical Christian singer, has entered the race as a defender of traditional family values and seen a surge in popularity that would’ve been previously unthinkable. He called the court’s ruling “a violation of the country’s sovereignty and an affront to traditional values… We have to stand up to those who want to trample on the family.”

If elected he promises to remove Costa Rica from the Human Rights treaty binding them to this verdict.

Fabricio took 24.8 percent of the vote on Sunday, ahead of the ruling Citizen Action Party candidate Carlos Alvarado Quesada, who took only 21.7 percent. As neither party reached 40 percent a runoff election will be held on the 1st of April. This election will essentially decide the fate of same-sex marriage in the Central American country.

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