Election Update: The Tides Turn Again

The TSE has completed its hand recound and says that Oscar Arias is now ahead by 1.1%. That seems like a big shift until you consider that the last two provinces to get counted were Limon and Guanacoste, both of which Arias won by wide margins. However, the TSE has refused to declare Arias the winner until they resolve the hundreds of complaints of vote irregularities that have been alledged by the PAC. Read more here.