Costa Rica swears in Laura Fernández Friday as second female president

Laura Fernández will be sworn in Friday, May 8, as Costa Rica’s 49th president, succeeding Rodrigo Chaves at a ceremony that will mark several firsts in our country’s democratic history. The 39-year-old president-elect, who won February’s election in the first round with 48.3% of the vote — the highest margin in 32 years — will […] The post Costa Rica swears in Laura Fernández Friday as second female president appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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