In the past few weeks several key factors have been uncovered concerning the upcoming referendum vote in Costa Rica. Two important political figures have stepped down from their positions after a memo bound for the president was leaked to the press. 

Fernando Sanchez, a legislator for the National Liberation Party and a close relative to President Oscar Arias, and Kevin Casas, the Second Vice President, have both resigned.  Fernando Sanchez stepped down as chair of an electoral affairs committee and of a development bank committee not as legislator.

This to some is the ¨largest political scandal Costa Rica has ever experienced.¨ It started with a memo addressed to the President advising him to promote a campaign of fear among the population and ¨exert financial pressure and character assassination on mayors opposing the CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) ¨ with the United States. 

The referendum is set to take place on Sunday October 7th.

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Filed under: Costa Rica News on September 26th, 2007