Presidentes Bukele y Mulino felicitan a Laura Fernández presidenta electa de Costa Rica
Los presidentes Nayib Bukele y José Raúl Mulino felicitaron a Laura Fernández, tras su contundente triunfo en primera ronda en las elecciones presidenciales de Costa Rica, consolidando el respaldo regional a la nueva mandataria para el período 2026-2030
TL;DR
- Laura Fernández won the Costa Rican presidential election in the first round with 49.61% of the vote.
- El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and Panama's President José Raúl Mulino congratulated Fernández on her victory.
- Fernández, a candidate from the right-wing Partido Pueblo Soberano, will serve as president for the 2026-2030 term.
- She declared herself an "heir" to the current President Rodrigo Chaves and aims to continue his initiatives.
- Key campaign issues for Fernández included insecurity and the rise of drug trafficking, proposing a state of exception for conflict zones.
- Fernández defeated Álvaro Ramos of the social democratic Partido Liberación Nacional, who received 32.12% of the vote.