Costa Rican Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement referendum, 2007
- Costa Rican Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement referendum, 2007
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. [ [http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2007_06/0606071.htm CAFTA Referendum in Costa Rica Postponed] , "The Tico Times", 6 June 2007.] Polls from April, July and August 2007 saw a majority of voters in favour, [ [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/16682 Many Costa Ricans Still Favour CAFTA] , "Angus Reid Global Monitor", 1 August 2007.] [ [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/16744 Costa Rican Voters Would Ratify CAFTA] , "Angus Reid Global Monitor", 6 August 2007.] while a poll from June saw a majority against it. [ [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/16756 Most Decided Voters Oppose CAFTA in Costa Rica] , "Angus Reid Global Monitor", 7 August 2007.]
Preliminary results indicate that the agreement was narrowly approved with 52% of votes in favour. [ [http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/08/1009570-costa-rica-leader-trade-pact-passes Costa Rica Leader: Trade Pact Passes] , "Newsvine.com", 8 October 2007.]
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. [ [http://www.tse.go.cr/ref/itpcuadro.htm Results in Absolute and Relative Numbers for the Referendum 2007] , "Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones".]
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* [http://www.tse.go.cr/ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones] es
* [http://www.tse.go.cr/referendum.htm Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Referéndum] (Referendum Site) es
* [http://www.tse.go.cr/ref/english.htm Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones] en Election Results
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