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Article: COSTA RICA: ABEL PACHECO TAKES OVER PRESIDENCY.
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- NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
- Article date:
- May 16, 2002
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Abel Pacheco of the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) took over as president of Costa Rica May 8. In his inaugural speech, he set as his top priorities attacking poverty and corruption, promoting free trade, and making the environment and tourism essential national endeavors. Pacheco must work without a majority in the legislature, and the main opposition party is unsure of its direction after two successive defeats at the polls.
Also sworn in were First Vice President Lineth Saborio and Second Vice President Luis Fishman.
Pacheco won a second-round election April 7, defeating Partido de Liberacion Nacional (PLN) candidate Rolando Araya (see ...