SAN JOSE: Costa Rica’s government on Tuesday said it had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves on the eve of national elections, in which his right-wing party is tipped for victory. Jorge Torres, head of the Central American nation’s Directorate of Intelligence and National Security, cited a “confidential source” as informing the agency that a hitman had been paid to attack Chaves. The purported plot comes two weeks before the country holds presidential and parliamentary elections.

Costa Rica’s government said Tuesday it had uncovered an alleged plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves ahead of national elections, where his...

SAN JOSE: Costa Rica’s government on Tuesday said it had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves on the eve of national elections, in which his right-wing party…