Costa Rica Elects Female President

[tekisui]

Source: Al Jazeera

Costa Ricans have elected their first female president, with Laura Chinchilla, the ruling party candidate, taking 47 per cent of the vote.

Chinchilla declared victory early on Monday, with votes way ahead of her rivals and above the 40 per cent needed to avoid a run-off.

Earlier Otton Solis, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), and Otto Guevara, of the Libertarian Movement Party (ML), both conceded defeat, gaining 24 and 21 per cent of the vote respectively.

The two men congratulated Chinchilla on her apparent victory.

"She is going to be the next president of Costa Rica," Solid told his supporters, while Guevarra offered congratulations to "our president, Laura Chinchilla".

Addressing her supporters at a hotel in the capital, San Jose, Chinchilla said: "Thank you, Costa Rica. It's certainly a moment of happiness, but above all of humility ... I won't betray that confidence."

more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/02/20102833543278955.html

[unabelladonna]

1. everyone but the US

seems to be electing woman presidents....we came close(sort of). during the primaries DU was like a battleground (so i continued to lurk)but i was squarely on the hillary side. IMO, she could have been a wonderful president. i guess it wasn't meant to be.

[inna]

2. Very cool. Thanks for the news/info. nt