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“the Former leader of the erstwhile people’s Party, Maria Leissner, could become the new general secretary of the demokratiinstitutet Idea. She stands against Costa Rica’s former vice president, Kevin Casas Zamora, writing the World.”
“Casas Zamora was forced to leave the post of vice-president for more than ten years ago after a political scandal at home. In recent years, he has instead worked as a consultant of Analítica Consultores. Leissner resigned as party leader in 1997 after failing poll and has since been a member of parliament and worked as an ambassador.”
“the Idea get the aid money from Sweden which funds the head office of Strömsborg in Stockholm. Last year was paused to the contributions, since it emerged that the secretary-general, Yves Leterme, paid lawyers with over 600 000 dollars in relief funds in order to escape income tax in Belgium. He also was not the board’s continued confidence.”
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