Candidate Laura Fernández won a resounding victory, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American ...

Polls suggest that the candidate close to outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves is likely to triumph in the February 1 vote.

Her closest challenger was economist Álvaro Ramos of the National Liberation Party with 33.4%. On Monday, Fernández said that her greatest desire as the next president is to consolidate Costa Rica's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) celebrates onstage as she leads the general election ...

Laura Fernández Delgado of the Pueblo Soberano Party (PPSO) won Costa Rica’s presidential election Sunday with a first-round victory, surpassing the threshold needed to avoid a runoff and becoming the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) talks to the press during a campaign ...

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 ...