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Eugene

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Sun Feb 4, 2018, 07:40 PM Feb 2018

Costa Rica election: Gay marriage debate dominates campaign

Source: BBC

Costa Rica election: Gay marriage debate dominates campaign

4 February 2018

Voting is under way in Costa Rica's presidential election after a campaign dominated by same-sex marriage.

Last month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights based in Costa Rica ruled such alliances should be recognised.

The court's decision led to a backlash in the Central American country.

A conservative Christian evangelical preacher who has campaigned against same-sex marriage has become the most popular candidate.

The binding court ruling required the small but deeply Catholic Costa Rica to legalise same-sex marriage.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42938510
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