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A referendum on the Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement was held in Costa Rica on 7 October 2007; it was originally to be held on 23 September 2007, but it was postponed on 5 June 2007 due to a court challenge.^[1] Polls from April, July and August 2007 saw a majority of voters in favour,^[2][3] while a poll from June saw a majority against it.^[4]

Preliminary results indicate that the agreement was narrowly approved with 52% of votes in favour.^[5]

According to the Electoral Supreme Tribunal, the referendum was approved by voters in San Jose, Cartago, Heredia, and Limon provinces. Meanwhile, a majority of voters in Alajuela, Guanacaste and Puntarenas provinces rejected the proposal.^[6]

e • d Summary of the 7 October 2007 Costa Rican DR-CAFTA referendum results

Options	Votes	%
In favour	805,658	51.56
Against	756,814	48.44
Valid (turnout 59.2%)	1,562,472	100.00
Invalid	8,609
Blank	1,603
Total	1,572,684
Source: TSE

References

1. ^ CAFTA Referendum in Costa Rica Postponed, The Tico Times, 6 June 2007.
2. ^ Many Costa Ricans Still Favour CAFTA, Angus Reid Global Monitor, 1 August 2007.
3. ^ Costa Rican Voters Would Ratify CAFTA, Angus Reid Global Monitor, 6 August 2007.
4. ^ Most Decided Voters Oppose CAFTA in Costa Rica, Angus Reid Global Monitor, 7 August 2007.
5. ^ Costa Rica Leader: Trade Pact Passes, Newsvine.com, 8 October 2007.
6. ^ Results in Absolute and Relative Numbers for the Referendum 2007, Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones.

External links

• Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (Spanish)
• Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Referéndum (Referendum Site) (Spanish)
• Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (English) Election Results

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