Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, or Sala IV, on Tuesday agreed to review the appointment of Melvin Jiménez Marín, a Lutheran bishop, as President Luis Guillermo Solís' presidency minister.
Negotiations that took place last week between three political parties for control of the Legislative Assembly’s directorate will play an important role in legislating by consensus. And that gives lawmakers considerable political capital, analysts say.
A lackluster victory is what the Citizen Action Party earned today in gaining control of the Legislative Assembly’s directorate. Instead of today’s events being seen as a brilliant triumph, the PAC has mud on its face. Yes, they won, but not before opening wounds and creating distrust among key supporters who helped put them in office.
An electoral mandate of such a magnitude as the one Costa Rica has just delivered to the Citizen Action Party’s Luis Guillermo Solís is impressive around the world.
President-elect Luis Guillermo Solís promised to balance the budget without raising taxes, while investing in public transportation, environmental protection and increased economic opportunities for women.
Originally released in December, the Citizen Action Party candidate’s plan contains a mix of centrist and progressive policy proposals.
Easily surpassing his goal of 1 million votes Sunday night, President-elect Luis Guillermo Solís has claimed a mandate to govern, but the realities of running a government still loom, analysts said on Monday.
Political centrist Luis Guillermo Solís was elected president of Costa Rica in a runoff vote Sunday, becoming the first third-party candidate to win in decades.
Though his main opponent stopped campaigning in March, Citizen Action Party presidential candidate Luis Guillermo Solís still needs to capture more than 50 percent of the votes in Sunday's runoff election to become Costa Rica's next president.
Swarmed by cameras, reporters and supporters, presidential frontrunner Luis Guillermo Solís of the opposition Citizen Action Party arrived at the Liceo de Curridabat, east of the capital, Sunday morning to cast his vote for Costa Rica's next president.
