Costa Rica

  • Chaves defeats Figueres to become next president of Costa Rica

    4 April, 2022

    The runoff election in Costa Rica took place this Sunday. Rodrigo Chaves, of Partido Progreso Social Democrático (PPSD), has won, obtaining 52.85% of the votes with 98.15% of ballot stations counted. Chaves won in all but two of the ⇢

  • Chaves ahead in the polls as Costa Rica gears up for presidential vote

    31 March, 2022

    On Sunday, Costa Ricans return to the polls to elect their next president. They face a straight choice between José María Figueres, of the traditional Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) party, and the ‘new politics’ being promised by ⇢

  • José María Figueres and Rodrigo Chaves to compete for the presidency in runoff election

    7 February, 2022

    On Sunday, presidential and legislative elections were held in Costa Rica – at stake, the head of the national executive branch and all 57 deputies of the Legislative Assembly for the period 2022-2026. Amid a record-low turnout the winning ⇢

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