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The president of the Republic of Costa Rica is the head of state and head of government of Costa Rica. The president is currently elected in direct elections for a period of four years, which is not immediately renewable. Two vice presidents are elected in the same ticket with the president. The president appoints the Council of Ministers. [4]
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ˈtʃaβes ˈroβles]; born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican politician and economist who is the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since 2022. He was previously Minister of Finance from 2019 to 2020 during the presidency of Carlos Alvarado Quesada. [2]
Solís has a long academic and political career, culminating in his election as the first President of Costa Rica to be a member of the PAC. Since May 2017, Luis Guillermo Solis has been under fire after a report accused him of corruptly expediting the legal process of Chinese cement imports in favor of businessman and owner of Sinocem, Juan ...
A nature-lover’s wonderland, Costa Rica remains a delight to explore, says Alexander Robinson. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health ...
State visit. Met with President Ernesto Zedillo. Costa Rica: San José May 7–9: Attended the Summit Meeting of Presidents of the Central American Republics. Met President José María Figueres and travelled to Braulio Carrillo National Park. Barbados: Bridgetown: May 9–11: Attended the U.S.-Caribbean Community summit meeting.
21 October – The Tico Times reports that freedom of expression and press freedom in Costa Rica has grown more restricted, according to the Chapultepec Index of the Inter American Press Association. The country falls to tenth place on the index, from a ranking of seventh in 2023, and fifth in 2022. [3]
Two men were executive presidents, René Picado Esquivel and Carlos Manuel Reyes, with his wife Andreina Otalvaro. [1] On May 9, 1960, the first television broadcast was held. In the same year, the first newscast of Costa Rica would be created, called the Word of Costa Rica, which one month later changed its name to what is now known as ...
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica; October 23 – November 6: Costa Rica at the 2023 Pan American Games [2] October 30 - Teletica is now official launch called TeleticaWorld is a Costa Rican international TV channel from Costa Rica and around the world.