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BREAKING: Carlos Alvarado wins 60.6 percent of vote with 90.6 of votes recorded in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) announced its first set of results in the country’s presidential runoff, updated to 8:05 pm. 90.6 percent of reports were reported.

Carlos Alvarado, of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), received 60.6 percent of the vote, while Fabricio Alvarado, of the National Restoration Party (PRN), received 39.3 percent

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