Costa Ricans split over gay marriage vote for next president

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Costa Ricans split over gay marriage vote for next president
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica –

Costa Ricans vote Sunday in a presidential runoff between the ruling party's candidate and an evangelical pastor who has capitalized on the backlash against talk of legalizing same-sex marriage in the Central American country.

Carlos Alvarado of the incumbent Citizen Action Party has garnered the support of Costa Ricans who see rival Fabricio Alvarado's discourse as homophobic. The latter went from also-ran to leading candidate after he came out strongly against same-sex marriage in the face of international pressure for Costa Rica to allow gays to wed.

Recent polling showed the candidates — who are not related despite sharing the same last name — in a statistical tie heading into the vote. They were the top vote-getters in a first round election in early February.

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