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

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

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.

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

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