Laura Fernández Delgado wins Costa Rica's presidential election with roughly 48% of the vote, set to become the country's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Costa Rican president-elect Laura Fernandez has pledged to crack down on crime in the increasingly insecure Central American ...

The election of Laura Fernández extends Costa Rica’s populist experiment. Its democracy will weather it, for now, two experts ...

Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Conservative populist Laura Fernández won Costa Rica ‘s presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by ...

CARTAGO, Costa Rica (AP) — Preliminary and partial results showed the Costa Rican president’s handpicked successor poised to win the presidency in a crowded field after Sunday’s election. The Supreme ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s legislature on Tuesday blocked an effort by the country’s electoral authority to make President Rodrigo Chaves face charges that he has been using his power to ...

CARTAGO, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican voters choose Sunday between continuing the policies of outgoing conservative populist Rodrigo Chaves by electing his selected successor or giving a new chance ...