Right-winger Rodrigo Chaves wins Costa Rica presidency as rival concedes
San Jose – Right-wing former Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves will take over as Costa Rica’s new president on May 8 after winning Sunday’s election, poised to oversee the challenge of reinvigorating the country’s battered economy. With 96% of the votes counted, Chaves held a close to 6 percentage point lead in provisional results over Jose
