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Reuters
Reuters
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Diego Oré and Alvaro Murillo

Costa Ricans to choose between outsider and former leader in presidential vote

A combination picture shows Costa Rican presidential candidates Jose Maria Figueres of the National Liberation Party (PLN) (left) and Rodrigo Chavez of the Social Democratic Progress Party (PSL) (right) during a debate ahead of the April 3 presidential election runoff, at the Universidad Latina in San Jose, Costa Rica March 29, 2022. Pictures taken March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

Costa Ricans will choose a new president on Sunday to steer the Central American country through mounting debt woes and social discontent in a run-off between an anti-establishment outsider and former leader.

Final polling gave economist Rodrigo Chaves, a former longtime World Bank official, a slight lead over former President Jose Maria Figueres. Chaves had 41% of support, while Figueres was seen with 38%, with many voters still undecided, according to a poll by the University of Costa Rica published Tuesday.

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