The President elected with 80% of the votes in the second round, historian and professor Luis Guillermo Solis will have to clear up as soon as possible the uncertainty surrounding the practical line of his government.
Editorial
When it is not essential, as it apparently is, to say in every place what the voters from each district want to hear, the President-elect Luis Guillermo Solís will have to make concrete decisions, and implement them:
Lack of clear leadership, internal chaos in the main political parties and parliamentary fragmentation are threatening Costa Rica's business climate.
Contradictory statements over the legal certainty of the project for a mega container port in Moin ($1 billion), made by the very probable next president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, and the founder of his party (Citizen Action) and deputy chief of the legislative group, Otton Solis have generated understandable alarm in the business community.
In a speech given to business leaders the presidential candidate Luis Guillermo Solis delivered a message of reassurance about economic development policies.
The presidential candidate for the Citizen Action Party met with a union of private companies in Costa Rica in order to send a message of peace and openness, should he obtain the votes needed in the April 6th election to assume the presidency.
The rise in the polls of José María Villalta, presidential candidate of the Frente Amplio party in Costa Rica, sparks concern among businessmen.
The business sector of the country expressed concern after a poll carried out by Unimer showed that the leftist presidential candidate has, today, between 17% and 22% of voter intentions in the country.
Although the results of the survey have not yet outlined any of the candidates as a clear favorite, the rapid rise that Villalta has had has generated unrest among Costa Rican businessmen.