Geopolitics
Costa Rica's Right-Wing Turn: A Betrayal of Social Democracy and a Wake-Up Call for the Global South
Costa Rica's President-elect Laura Fernández, poised to push the country further to the right, won with a plurality on a 'mano dura' platform amid low voter turnout. This right-wing populist shift, capitalizing on crime and inequality fears, threatens to dismantle social protections and normalize governance through insecurity, betraying Costa Rica's legacy of peace and democracy.
