After months of evading the question, Figueres confirmed Friday through a spokesman that he will seek his party’s nomination for a Casa Presidencial bid in 2014.
During a short visit after seven years of self-exile, former President José María Figueres attended meetings with top National Liberation Party figures and set the tone for a possible future presidential campaign.
Update: Former president denies any wrongdoing in 2004 Alcatel payment scandal during a press conference at his mother’s home. José María Figueres also announced his intention to return to Costa Rican politics although he stated he would not run for president again.
In an interview with Channel 7’s Telenoticias, former Costa Rican president José María Figueres explained his side of the Alcatel corruption case and announced he will return to Costa Rica after a lengthy self-exile.
Judge bans former Costa Rican president from serving in public office for 12 years. Rodríguez is second ex-president to receive prison sentence since 2009.
State prosecutors have requested that a corruption probe against ex-President José María Figueres (1994-1998) be dismissed for lack of evidence.
Since 2004, state prosecutors have...
MEMBERS of the Legislative Assembly this weekissued an ultimatum to former Costa Rican PresidentJosé María Figueres, currently in Switzerland where hehas resided for the...
