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Costa Rican president-elect, opposition leader pledge unity after vote

Costa Rica's president-elect Rodrigo Chaves and his defeated rival, former President Jose Maria Figueres, pledged unity after meeting on Tuesday, following an often tempestuous campaign ahead of last Sunday's election.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

Costa Rican maverick Chaves makes pitch to opposition after presidency win

Economist Rodrigo Chaves extended a hand to the opposition upon winning the Costa Rican presidency on Sunday after a bruising election campaign in which the former World Bank official vowed to break with traditional politics.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Economist Chaves projected to win Costa Rica election: preliminary tally

Economist and former World Bank official Rodrigo Chaves was projected to win Costa Rica's presidential election with around 52.9% of the vote, according to the electoral tribunal's preliminary partial tally of Sunday's run-off ballot.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Costa Rica's Chaves leads polls ahead of tight run-off election

Rodrigo Chaves, the finance minister in Costa Rica's outgoing government, was in pole position to win a run-off for the presidency in less than two weeks time, a voter survey showed on Tuesday, though the race remained too tight to call.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president

Former Costa Rica finance minister Rodrigo Chaves is emerging as the favorite in April's presidential election runoff, a poll from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) showed on Tuesday, marking a reversal after taking second place in the initial vote.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2022

Costa Rican presidential candidate says he would change IMF agreement

Costa Rica's leading presidential candidate Jose Maria Figueres said he would negotiate adjustments to the country's billion-dollar agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if elected, an effort to contrast his policy with the outgoing president.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2022

Ex-president Figueres, conservative Alvarado lead early Costa Rica vote count

Former Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres and conservative contender Fabricio Alvarado led a preliminary partial tally of votes in Sunday's presidential election, figures published by the electoral tribunal showed.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Ex-president heads into Costa Rica run-off, ex-finance minister likely awaits

Former president Jose Maria Figueres comfortably led the preliminary vote count in Sunday's Costa Rican presidential election, with former finance minister Rodrigo Chaves poised to defy expectations to face him in a second-round run-off.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2022

Costa Rica's Sunday presidential elections likely to head to second round - study

Costa Ricans will head to the polls on Sunday for a general elections likely to trigger a second-round vote in early April, with none of the 25 presidential candidates expected to win more than the 40% of the votes needed to avoid a runoff, according to a study.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022