Laura Fernández, la politóloga que promete mano dura contra el crimen en Costa Rica
En su discurso de victoria anunció un "cambio profundo e irreversible" para fundar "la tercera república", y prometió a la oposición que su Gobierno será de "diálogo y conciliación".
TL;DR
- Laura Fernández, a right-wing political scientist, won the Costa Rican presidency in the first round with 48.5% of the vote.
- She presented herself as the "heir" to current President Rodrigo Chaves and promised a tough stance on crime and insecurity.
- Fernández aims to establish a "third republic" and has proposed a new constitution.
- Her government plans to implement a state of exception in conflict zones and potentially suspend individual liberties to combat crime.
- Opponents have criticized her proposals as authoritarian and a risk to democracy.
- Fernández also intends to continue Chaves's projects and potentially offer him a ministerial position.