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February 21, 2002, 01:44 AM
Libertarians Win Big in Costa Rican Elections
Congratulations to Movimiento Libertario, the Costa Rican
libertarian party! Running in only their second election, the
party elected six Deputies (congressmen) to the 57-seat
national parliament in the February 3 elections.
As "The News" -- Mexico's national English-language newspaper
-- put it: "...the Libertarian Movement made great strides in
the election..."
The News also declared the libertarians were "[a force] to be
reckoned with" and noted "most analysts were in agreement
that the elections marked the beginning of a transition from
the two-party system that has prevailed in Costa Rica for
decades to an ordering in which a number of powerful
congressional groups jostle for influence."
Another indication of the party's growing influence and
support: every year "La Nacion," a leading Costa Rican
newspaper, conducts annual surveys asking news media people
to name the best of the country's legislators. For 3
consecutive years Costa Rican libertarian Congressman Otto
Guevara has won the survey.
The Movimiento Libertario was founded by 3 people in 1994.
The party says its mission is to transform Costa Rica into a
country where all human beings:
1) Have the right to: live their lives in whatever manner
they choose, act and express themselves in liberty, own
property and pursue their happiness;
2) Respect the same rights of other persons, and
3) Assume responsibility for their actions.
(Sources: The News,
http://www.thenewsmexico.com/noticia.asp?id=18584
Movimiento Libertario: http://www.libertario.org/en/ )
If they can do it in Costa Rica we can do it here.
Congratulations to Movimiento Libertario, the Costa Rican
libertarian party! Running in only their second election, the
party elected six Deputies (congressmen) to the 57-seat
national parliament in the February 3 elections.
As "The News" -- Mexico's national English-language newspaper
-- put it: "...the Libertarian Movement made great strides in
the election..."
The News also declared the libertarians were "[a force] to be
reckoned with" and noted "most analysts were in agreement
that the elections marked the beginning of a transition from
the two-party system that has prevailed in Costa Rica for
decades to an ordering in which a number of powerful
congressional groups jostle for influence."
Another indication of the party's growing influence and
support: every year "La Nacion," a leading Costa Rican
newspaper, conducts annual surveys asking news media people
to name the best of the country's legislators. For 3
consecutive years Costa Rican libertarian Congressman Otto
Guevara has won the survey.
The Movimiento Libertario was founded by 3 people in 1994.
The party says its mission is to transform Costa Rica into a
country where all human beings:
1) Have the right to: live their lives in whatever manner
they choose, act and express themselves in liberty, own
property and pursue their happiness;
2) Respect the same rights of other persons, and
3) Assume responsibility for their actions.
(Sources: The News,
http://www.thenewsmexico.com/noticia.asp?id=18584
Movimiento Libertario: http://www.libertario.org/en/ )
If they can do it in Costa Rica we can do it here.