Costa Rica elects president who fought election on gay rights platform

Costa Ricans have elected as president Carlos Alvarado Quesada, a centre-left candidate promising to allow gay marriage, protecting the country’s reputation for tolerance. Quesada, a former minister and fiction writer, has won 61% of the vote with results in from 95% of polling stations - a far bigger lead than predicted by opinion polls Subscribe to Guardian News ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Costa Rica: Carlos Alvarado wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/02/costa-rica-quesada-wins-presidency-in-vote-fought-on-gay-rights Support the Guardian ► https://theguardian.com/supportus The Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.com The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture Guardian Science and Tech ► http://is.gd/guardiantech