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Costa Rica: First Woman President in History
Laura Chinchilla, 50, became the first woman president of Costa Rica, a nation with over 4.5 million inhabitants that chose for political continuity.
She was the first vice president of the Republic and Justice Minister.
With over 64.7 percent of votes, the Supreme Electoral Court confirmed that the aspirant from the governing National Liberation Party surpassed by seven points the minimum of 40 percent necessary to win in the first round.
After publishing poll's results, her rivals Otto Guevara, from the Libertarian Movement Party, and Otto Solis, from the Citizens' Action Party, acknowledged their defeat and congratulated the president-elect.
Considered a disciple of outgoing President Oscar Arias, Chinchilla, an elegant woman with strong voice and features, represents the continuity of neoliberal policies applied in this country in the last four years.
Laura Chinchilla Miranda was born on March 28, 1959 in San Jose. She was the first vice president of the Republic and Justice Minister, during Arias' administration.
She resigned on October 8, 2008, to boost her candidature to the country Presidency by the National Liberation Party.
Chinchilla will assume the presidency of this Central American nation on May 8.
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