anli serfontein, always good to have you on the show. costa rica's presidential election resulted in a resounding victory for the governing party. the win is being seen as a victory for gay rights. carlos of the ruling citizen action party has vowed to legalize same-sex marriage. his opponent, and evangelical pastor, campaigned against gay marriage. polls predicted the runoff would be tight, but in the end, it was not even close. reporter: the crowd went wild when carlosalva --carlos alvar ado was announced the winner. carlos: my responsibility is to unite the country, move it forward, and enable it to become a leading nation in the 21st century. brent: the candidate of the ruling citizen action party had come in second in the first round of voting, behind the national restoration party. the men are not related. fabrizio alvarado ran on a position of opposition to same-sex marriage, which became the main issue in the runoff which carlos alvarado won easily. >> we are delighted because costa rica has shown it is a country that wants to be