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Costa Ricans vote in poll dominated by poverty, unemployment
SAN JOSE: Costa Ricans voted on Sunday to choose between two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment.Former president Jose Maria Figueres was once investigated for corruption while ex-finance minister Rodrigo Chaves -- who was slightly ahead in opinion polls -- was previously demoted for sexual harassment.But with 23 percent of the population living in poverty and unemployment soaring to 14 percent alongside a series of corruption scandals, Costa Ricans seem more focused on the economy as they elect a successor to President Carlos Alvarado.Polls closed at 6:00 pm (0000 GMT) following a 12-hour election in which 3.5 million of the

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