TCRN Contributor: Jodie Upchurch The National Liberation Party (PLN) won 58 of 80 votes in the elections yesterday, which represented 72% of the cantons in Costa Rica. This is reflected in data released by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) at 10:15 p.m. with 92.1% of polling stations checked (4838 of 5250 enabled for the popular [...]
by TCRN Staff The liberationist Laura Chinchilla Miranda Sunday became the first woman to occupy the presidential chair in Costa Rica. This political scientist reached 46.7% strongly support, nearly doubling the votes received by her nearest contender: Otton Solis of the Citizens Action Party (25.1%) Otto Guevara of the Libertarian Movement candidate, came in third [...]
by TCRN Staff If the current percentages hold, then the next president of Costa Rica will be Laura Chinchilla. With 48% of the popular at the time of this publish and Solis holding only 24%, her appointment looks certain. The candidate of the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), Solis, recognized at 9:09 p.m. the victory of [...]
-