Costa Rican election

Not much revolutionary riding on this one, but the Costa Rican election has been under the radar, perhaps especially since its scandals were on the side of norteño interests.

Battered by government scandals, Costa Rica slid further into uncertainty on Monday when a presidential election that could decide the future of a trade deal with Washington hung by a thread.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias, a former president, was locked in a tie with Otton Solis, whose campaign team suggested it might dispute any loss.

With votes from 84 percent of polling centers counted in Sunday's poll, social democrat Arias was at 40.6 percent. Solis, who once worked for Arias as planning minister, had 40.2 percent.