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El anuncio que hiciera Ottón Solís de sus candidatos a la vicepresidencia fue bastante sorpresivo para todos.

Por un lado, ante la candidatura femenina, esperábamos que Solís entrara a la contienda apoyado por dos mujeres, algo ya ocurrido en el PAC; sin embargo, Solís apuntó a la fórmula presidencial de dos hombres una mujer, lo cual le deja el tema género como un aspecto que deberá buscar manejar consistentemente desde otros espacios (a fin de cuentas, representa the first game that really has sought gender parity in elected positions, distinguishing feature that follows.)

On the other hand, with their designations Solis makes clear the commitment of the PAC to be located in the center of the political spectrum and also to try to overcome weak areas in the previous two seasons.

Thus, the appointment of Monica Segnini person linked to the export sector, aims to bring the PAC to the productive sectors that have not been precisely those in which highly statist his speech to the taste of these groups has caught previously. Segnini as well, albeit in a low profile, was a member of Yes in the referendum situation por el TLC.

Así, el PAC abanderado de la posición antagónica, busca superar de cara hacia febrero del 2010 el tema sobre tal tratado y construir una imagen de apertura, convertirse en el partido en el que quepan todos aquellos, que más allá de las diferencias coyunturales, puedan compartir una cierta sensibilidad social y que, dada finalmente la vigencia del tratado, puedan construir una visión de país donde lo económico, si bien seguirá siendo fundamental, no sea la base de la definición de toda política, sino que sea el desarrollo humano aquel que guíe tal construcción.

Con este signo de apertura, el PAC y su candidato, bastante calificados por la maquinaria mediática as intransigent, seeks to cut with such speech and placed as a party that, beyond purely sectoral interests, can govern for all, considering and making moderate merge different positions (from left to right tibia left-handed).

obvious risk with this decision is that different sectors with a more politically radical discourse that fought in not charging the PAC this designation and look askance at a presidential ticket headed by Solis. When we have a leftist party that provicial presence dispute goes to the national level, including with it a presidential candidate like the Frente Amplio, or a party that even under blanket the heart as it is NOT Patriotic Alliance, the votes provided that the PAC won four years ago are at risk. PAC Makes

here a gamble that could sprout well, among other reasons, if he can attract a lot of voter desencatado previously active in the PUSC and now sees the imminent debacle of his party.

Moreover, during his two previous campaigns, the PAC has had as its main weakness its hard penetration in the outlying provinces. In fact, in 2006 are Puntarenas, Guanacaste and Limón who give the presidential victory of Rodrigo's brother, given the huge difference in your favor gain verdiblanco candidate. To to seek support in such provinces, bet PAC to locate as its candidate for second vice Julie Humphreys, Limon of those still there, work there and have had an important community work there. Former Social Christian-even was alderman for the PUSC-candidacy reinforces this PAC to attract interest to the former Social Christian activist, in a clear shift toward the political center of a party but has never been cataloged in any ideology, has been assumed as a center-left discourse in his vision of state. Shows

risk CAP in this race, it is known that in this process in the same attempt to attract new segments of voters, runs the risk of losing others. February

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The vice-Laura ...


Today October 12, precisely the date on which the National Liberation Party celebrates its anniversary, the official candidate made the announcement of who will be accompanying people in their presidential ticket.

Beyond the work clearly established only for a vice-replace his superior, the designations made by Chinchilla clearly demonstrates the political game that led from behind.

With his appointment, the candidate makes clear what your weak areas, and consequently, looking how to minimize that will not alter his campaign and his possible election.

First, the appointment of Alfio Piva, academic, former President of the National University, but mainly, a scientist known. Thus, Laura is one of their chips a person with a respectable profile as the environmental issue, not in vain in recent years has held Piva INBio, an issue that calls enough attention in the electorate and is one of the country's Sunday rags, at least discursively, to hit the international scene.

For his part, Luis Liberman, an economist, focuses on another point clearly weak Laura to candidates or Otto Otton, who is the economic issue. Although, with a broadly conservative and advocate of the neoliberal model that we have been living, Liberman will provide answers in this field, in an election year that is mediated by the crisis and economic slowdown; responses that have now been loosened from the candidate.

Moreover, both vice presidential candidates are men, Laura clearly seeks thereby maintain the required minimum quota for women (one of three on the presidential ticket) and try to minimize the effects of the conservative vote in certain sectors population which, unfortunately, are still suspicious suspicion a female candidate. This point is reinforced by the fact that both older men, reinforcing the quasi-patriarchal discourse of experience as a desirable requirement that aspire to high office.

Similarly, both are people who although they have had their political affiliation, are not well known figures as part of the "eternal" and government officials as part of the party leadership. Undoubtedly, Laura thereby seek to minimize the associated criticism of the current government, so badly beaten by several cases of corruption in different areas-not in vain both come from the private sector with a low profile in public opinion, which although one hand may be weak (Non-use of well-known figures), on the other hand can be a strength at a time when the party leaders are so beaten and de-legitimized.

Laura's move is to go to keep what you have rather than seeking to win new votes appointment. His message is conservative, a "play safe", where their own weaknesses from being minimized by the profile that their candidates might have, where their weaknesses can be masked by the patriarchal grave and his two bodyguards.