Llego La Hora!
Epsy Makes It Official!
Shortly after noon today, Epsy Campbell confirmed her decision to
run for the leadership of the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) in the
2010 presidential elections and face the party's founder, Ottón
Solís, for the nomination.
"Llego la hora" (the time has come) is the slogan for the campaign.
Campbell, six months ago, discarded the possibility of running for
the party leadership.
Campbell said that her objective is to see the PAC grow as it faces
its third consecutive presidential elections since its founding in
2000.
Campbell has a tough task ahead of her, convincing the militants of
the party that to win the February 7, 2010 elections, the PAC has to
hold an open convention that allows as many voters as possible to
elect its leadership.
"If the national assembly is inclined for a closed convention, they
are the ones electing the leadership and not the people", said
Campbell.
The PAC nomination is open until February 26, 2009, although it is
doubtful that anyone else will through in their name in the hat as
Campbell did, to challenge
Solís.
On March 7, 2008, the 80 national assembly that makes up the PAC
party will meet to decide if there will be an open convention or
not. Campbell said yesterday that she will continue her fight to the
end for an open party election so that all Costa Ricans can
participate in choosing their leader.
At 45, Campbell if an economist, former legislator , former
president of the PAC party and international
consultant, is the first black woman in Costa Rica with presidential
aspirations.
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