Tag: Citizen Action Party (PAC)

• Monday, April 7th 2014 - 05:18 UTC

  Costa Rica faces serious challenge: new president with scant support in congress

  

  A center-left academic who has never held elected office easily won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday, ousting the graft-stained ruling party from power after its candidate quit campaigning a month ago. However he will have quite a job ensuring support in Congress.