Thousands of spectators crowded San José's Central Park Friday night to support Broad Front Party candidate José María Villalta's official closing of his 2014 electoral campaign, 8 days before voters head to the polls. Here's a look in photos.
Representatives from Costa Rica’s five main political parties sparred during an economic roundtable organized by the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel Real InterContinental in Escazú on Tuesday.
Musicians, television personalities, and public intellectuals voiced their backing for progressive candidate José María Villalta as Costa Rica’s next president.
The latest fear-mongering campaign against the leftist Broad Front Party involves Subway Costa Rica franchises. Over the weekend, Subway employees complained of emails that attempted to influence voters that allegedly were sent out by the restaurant's management.
Costa Rican opposition presidential candidate José María Villalta says he'll cut tax deductions and boost salaries of police and teachers if elected president, calling concerns about the country's widening budget deficit "alarmist."
Ruling National Liberation Party candidate Johnny Araya has inched up in the polls as his rivals start to cannibalize one another’s support, according to the latest CID-Gallup poll of decided voters released Tuesday.
The Broad Front Party's presidential candidate said that protecting Costa Rica's waterways and oceans would be a priority for his government, and offered specific reforms for the country's troubled fisheries institute, INCOPESCA.
