"With 94% of polling stations counted, the political heir of outgoing president, Rodrigo Chaves, had captured 48.3% of the vote, compared with Ramos's 33.4%, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). As soon as the first results were announced, members of Fernandez's Sovereign People's party erupted in celebrations around the country, waving blue, red and white-striped Costa Rican flags. Viva Rodrigo Chaves, some cheered, in a nod to Fernandez's mentor."
"Drug trafficking by Mexican and Colombian cartels has seeped into local communities, fuelling turf wars that have caused the murder rate to jump 50% in the past six years, to 17 per 100,000 inhabitants. Fernandez cites iron-fisted Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, who has locked up thousands of suspected gang members without charge, as an inspiration on how to tamp down crime."
Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidency with 48.3% of the vote to Alvaro Ramos's 33.4% after 94% of polling stations were counted, clearing the 40% threshold to avoid a runoff. Fernandez is a political heir to outgoing president Rodrigo Chaves and thanked him while supporters celebrated nationwide. She pledged to pursue economic growth, freedom, and progress while promising a tough crackdown on cocaine-linked violence. Costa Rica, population 5.2 million, has shifted from transit point to logistics hub for global drug trafficking, with cartel-driven turf wars pushing the murder rate up 50% to 17 per 100,000. Fernandez cites Nayib Bukele as an inspiration.
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