Laura Fernandez, President Chaves's protege and ex-chief of staff, is frontrunner and could avoid April 5 run-off.

El país centroamericano olvida su larga historia de gobiernos democráticos y camina hacia una autocracia como la salvadoreña

Laura Fernández, la candidata del presidente, Rodrigo Chaves, es favorita en todos los sondeos para las elecciones de este domingo

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

Voters to choose president and 57 members of congress, with current president’s hardline pick Laura Fernández expected to win first round

Laura Fernandez, President Chaves's protege and ex-chief of staff, is frontrunner and could avoid April 5 run-off.

Laura Fernández says she will deepen her predecessor’s policies but polls show nearly a third of voters are undecided

Aupada por el presidente Rodrigo Chaves, Fernández logra el 53% de los votos en una jornada marcada por una alta participación

Laura Fernandez of the governing PPSO party leads presidential race with 53.01 percent of the vote, early results show.

Laura Fernández won the election outright in the first round amid concern about a rise in organised crime.

Laura Fernandez won 48.33% of the vote

The right-wing, tough-on-crime president-elect will have a legislative majority and promises “deep and irreversible” change.

Rightwing populist elected in landslide after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to cocaine trade

Costa Ricans on Sunday voted in conservative populist Laura Fernandez to lead the country as president, who is likely to continue an aggressive reorienting...

Political scientist Laura Fernandez Delgado was elected president of Costa Rica after winning the first round of the country's presidential election.

Laura Fernández, la candidata oficialista que recibió el apoyo de Bukele, se impone con holgura frente a una oposición fragmentada en una elección marcada por la alta participación