2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Political Campaign
Must Shut Down On Thursday, Three Days
Before The Elections
Come Thursday, the naked man, the least evil
of the candidates and the marionettes will
all disappear from the public's eye as the
2010 presidential elections campaigns come
to a close.
The Código Electoral (Elections Code)
prohibits any type of advertising or
publicity by the candidates and political
parties three days before the elections.
Luis Antonio Sobrado, magistrate of the
Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE), is the
man in charge of providing a clean and
transparent election process and will be
monitoring closely any political activity
beginning on Thursday.
The action is called "Veda Politica", which
as Sobrado explains, is a time for Costa
Ricans to reflect and not be bombarded with
political rhetoric before going to the
voting booth on Sunday, February 7th.
The restriction goes beyond the political
parties and their candidates, but also to
the media, including internet as it refers
to banner advertising.
The penalty for disobeying the order is from
one basic salary (approx. ¢200.000 colones)
to 50 basic salaries.
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