Costa Rica vote and hemispheric pro‑freedom network discussed on Radio Mart�ED
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Yanissette Rivero welcomed listeners to a Radio Mart ED special and invited Dragos Dolanesco Valenciano, director of the Frente Hemisf E9rico por la Libertad, to discuss the Feb. 1 Costa Rica elections and regional trends.
"Para mí y para como costarricense realmente es un orgullo... un pueblo se enriquece a través de la cultura, a través del estudio, a través de la educación," Dragos said, framing Costa Rica's democratic tradition and noting that, he said, Laura Fern E1ndez Delgado of the Partido Soberano del Pueblo won the presidential vote with about 48 percent. He called the result a reaffirmation of plural electoral politics and praised Costa Rica's institutions for preserving regular elections.
Dragos described the Frente Hemisf E9rico por la Libertad as a network of "hombres y mujeres" including academics, diplomats, politicians and journalists who meet regularly to exchange information and counter what he characterized as coordinated methods used by leftist regimes. He recounted public events in Costa Rica where he said figures such as Orlando Guti E9rrez were invited to speak about alleged efforts by Cuba to "infiltrar" communities through professional missions such as teachers and medical personnel. "Lo vimos como pasó con Hugo Ch E1vez..." he said, citing Venezuela as an example of a country that, in his view, suffered prolonged authoritarian rule.
Host Yanissette Rivero asked how this message matters to Radio Mart ED's Cuban audience; Dragos urged listeners to value pluralism, free expression and civic participation. The interview closed with both participants emphasizing international solidarity with Cubans and the importance of democratic institutions.
The program presented Dragos's assertions as his perspective; the broadcast does not supply independent verification of the specific claims about foreign infiltration or the numeric vote tally cited on-air. The interview ran from the host's introduction through the program's midshow pause.
"Para mí y para como costarricense realmente es un orgullo... un pueblo se enriquece a través de la cultura, a través del estudio, a través de la educación," Dragos said, framing Costa Rica's democratic tradition and noting that, he said, Laura Fern E1ndez Delgado of the Partido Soberano del Pueblo won the presidential vote with about 48 percent. He called the result a reaffirmation of plural electoral politics and praised Costa Rica's institutions for preserving regular elections.
Dragos described the Frente Hemisf E9rico por la Libertad as a network of "hombres y mujeres" including academics, diplomats, politicians and journalists who meet regularly to exchange information and counter what he characterized as coordinated methods used by leftist regimes. He recounted public events in Costa Rica where he said figures such as Orlando Guti E9rrez were invited to speak about alleged efforts by Cuba to "infiltrar" communities through professional missions such as teachers and medical personnel. "Lo vimos como pasó con Hugo Ch E1vez..." he said, citing Venezuela as an example of a country that, in his view, suffered prolonged authoritarian rule.
Host Yanissette Rivero asked how this message matters to Radio Mart ED's Cuban audience; Dragos urged listeners to value pluralism, free expression and civic participation. The interview closed with both participants emphasizing international solidarity with Cubans and the importance of democratic institutions.
The program presented Dragos's assertions as his perspective; the broadcast does not supply independent verification of the specific claims about foreign infiltration or the numeric vote tally cited on-air. The interview ran from the host's introduction through the program's midshow pause.
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