Costa Ricans vote on outgoing president's conservative populist program

Costa Rican voters are set to decide between continuing the policies of outgoing conservative populist Rodrigo Chaves by ...

Costa Ricans support Chaves’ successor in the presidential election as crime remains high

Costa Ricans appear ready to vote to continue supporting the program of outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves in Sunday’s ...

Factbox-The top candidates in Costa Rica's presidential election: a tough-on-crime front runner and splintered opposition

By Alvaro Murillo and Alexander Villegas SAN JOSE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A total of 20 candidates are in the running to be Costa Rica's next president, but one right-wing populist candidate has taken a ...
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Four Questions Driving Costa Rica's Presidential Race

Laura Fernández, running to continue President Rodrigo Chaves’ agenda, may win in the first round of a February 1 election ...

Crime concerns feed into Costa Rica presidential vote

Voters in Costa Rica go to the polls Sunday with a right-wing candidate polling as the runaway favorite with her promises to ...

US sanctions Costa Rican drug network, including a beauty salon, for trafficking cocaine

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on five Costa Ricans and five Costa Rican entities for allegedly transporting cocaine from ...
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Study abroad scholarship recipient builds political science résumé in Costa Rica

As a political science major, Alkhazraji’s main goal for his study abroad opportunity was to speak to someone in the Costa ...