Costa Rica headed towards likely April presidential runoff
Ex-President Jose Maria Figueres and former Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves get top votes, preliminary results show.
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Ex-President Jose Maria Figueres and former Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves get top votes, preliminary results show.
Former president Jose Maria Figueres and economist Rodrigo Chaves to compete in second round of polls in April.
Former Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres is set to face Rodrigo Chaves, an ex-finance minister, in a presidential election runoff in April which pits a grandee of the establishment against an... | February 7, 2022
An ex-president and a former finance minister will vie for Costa Rica's presidency after topping a first voting round in one of Latin America's stablest democracies, albeit one battling growing economic woes.
The next president will have an opportunity to be a true leader in Central America.