Reuter reports a political shake-up in Costa Rica, the most stable and democratic nation in Central America and an environmental exemplar. The main cause appears to be the inevitable one of rising prices, though the perception of corruption has played a part.
The new man Chaves does not have an unblemished reputation. He was accused of sexual harassment while at the World Bank. It is also worrying that he proposes to use referendums to legitimise policy changes, bypassing the country's parliament. His predecessors in this are Napoleon and Hitler.
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