Costa Rica’s Opposition Accuses Laura Fernández’s Government of “Authoritarianism” · Global Voices

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For decades, Costa Rica has operated as the last oasis of democratic stability and security in Central America. Today, hit by an unprecedented homicide crisis, the Executive promotes a recipe for ‘hard hand’ and judicial reforms that open up a collision front with the Supreme Court and the opposition. We talked in France 24 with Congressman Edgardo Araya (Frente Amplio) about the risk of an institutional breakdown: ‘We worry about ending up bein…