Costa Rica Election video spurs angry responses :

A viral election video asking voters to reject traditional Costa Rican political parties set the Internet abuzz last week, and now the ruling party and allies are fighting back.

“Our name is Costa Rica,” was released by anonymous University of Costa Rica students. The video criticized those who have been in power for the last 30 years, condemning them for everything from growing inequality to agricultural management. The video has more than 129,000 views on YouTube.

Though the specific parties were not named in the video, the National Liberation Party (PLN) and Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) have dominated the government for more than 50 years.

On Dec. 30, three days after the first video was released, another anonymous group created a video using the same footage with a different narrator. The video, “We are also Costa Rica” touted the nation’s recent accomplishments, opening with the phrase, “Costa Ricans, proud of the Costa Rica …