QCOSTARICA A total of 33 of 57 legislators approved on Monday a legislative report that questions the actions of Costa Rica president Rodrigo Chaves and his campaign team in the last elections. For opposition legislators, there is no doubt that there was illegal financing through a structure not reported to the Tribunal Supremo de…
QCOSTARICA With only a few days to go before Sunday's Municipal elections, apathy remains despite several weeks of extensive electoral campaigning. This Sunday, February 4, elections will be held in the country's 84 municipalities in an environment dominated by the population's disinterest, to the point that 47.5% of people called to vote say that…
QCOSTARICA - The attack in Costa Rica against Nicaraguan exile Joao Maldonado and his wife Nadia Robleto prompted legislators to approve a motion on Tuesday, January 16, condemning the attack. Legislators also demanded clarity in the case, to determine if criminal groups with ties to Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega operate in Costa Rica. In a…
QCOSTARICA Limiting or revoking the prison benefits, strengthening flagrante delicto courts, having better tools to seize illicit money from drug traffickers, and preventing violence against minors are among the initiatives proposed by legislators to stop the wave of homicides that is shaking the country. The opposition, though not against the proposals themselves, have expressed…