Libertarian Movement Party lawmaker and former presidential hopeful Otto Guevara has presented a bill to abolish Costa Rica's Department of Intelligence and Security, and President Luis Guillermo Solís' pick to head the agency has drawn criticism.
Of the 57 lawmakers who take office today for the 2014-2018 period, 11 have previous experience in the Legislative Assembly. Costa Rica’s Constitution does not allow consecutive re-election of lawmakers.
Citizen Action Party (PAC) lawmaker Henry Mora Jiménez, 55, on Thursday was elected president of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly Directorate for the 2014-2018 period. Mora is an economist and holds several graduate degrees in statistics, economic policy, economic sciences and planning.
