Tag: Rodrigo Chaves

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 09:30 UTC

  Ruling party’s Laura Fernández emerges as clear front-runner in Costa Rica election

  

  The candidate for the ruling Partido Pueblo Soberano, Laura Fernández, has become Costa Rica's new president-elect with nearly 50% of the vote, compared to approximately 30% for the Social Democrat Álvaro Ramos, who came in second, according to provisional data from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE).

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  IAPA concerned over Costa Rican President's onslaught against newspaper

  

  The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Tuesday expressed its concern over the future of free speech in Costa Rica following the attacks of the Government of President Rodrigo Chaves against La Nación, which included “administrative actions” against the newspaper one of the companies owning it.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:36 UTC

  Rodrigo Chaves sworn in as President of Costa Rica

  

  Despite his dubious past at the World Bank, Rodrigo Chaves has been sworn in as the new President of Costa Rica during a ceremony at the Legislative Assembly, which was attended by Spain's King Felipe VI among other dignitaries.

• Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Rodrigo Chaves becomes Costa Rica's President-elect

  

  Costa Rica's Supreme Electoral Court Sunday confirmed Rodrigo Chaves of the Social Democratic Progress Party had won the Presidential elections with 52.9 % of the votes, against José María Figueres' 47.11%.

• Monday, February 7th 2022 - 20:26 UTC

  A former president and a former finance minister reach Costa Rica's runoff

  

  Former Costa Rican President José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party (center-right) Figueres won Sunday's first round of this year's elections but failed to secure a decisive majority, due to which he will need to take on former Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves, of the Democratic Social Progress party (center) at the April 3 runoff.