Laura Fernandez Wins Costa Rica Presidential Election

Laura Fernandez Wins Costa Rica Presidential Election

Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) declared victory in Costa Rica’s presidential election. With preliminary results showing her leading with 48.9% of the vote, Fernandez became president-elect after her closest rival conceded defeat. She promised 'deep and irreversible change' and announced a new political era for Costa Rica. Her party is projected to win a majority in the National Assembly, but not the supermajority needed for greater powers.