All the candidates in this campaign have made a huge effort to win back the confidence of the people for the country's institutions and politics. |
I thank the Costa Rican people for their confidence. |
I will have to pay attention to half of the population who didn't vote for me. But I can tell you that I know how to negotiate. I'm a conciliatory, humble listener. |
It's a country that's accustomed to elections every four years. Clean, crystalline, transparent elections. |
Today, we'll make reality what the polls have been saying. |
We'll have to be respectful of our democratic institutions and postpone the celebration of our irreversible triumph for another 24 hours. We didn't expect such a tight race. |
Without a free trade agreement, no one, not national or foreign firms, will invest. We have many things that need to get done, and all those who oppose the free trade accord need to tell me how the heck we're going to do them. |
You should not have the least doubt that in this, we will not cede. |