Laura Fernández sworn in as Costa Rica president, keeping outgoing president in 2 high-profile posts
Corroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishers
latin_americapolitics7h ago
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to aljazeera.com, laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica’s new president Fernandez enters office with her right-wing party holding absolute majority in the country's legislature.
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/laura-fernandez-sworn-in-as-costa-ricas-new-president?traffic_source=rss
7h ago
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ABC News International Headlines
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/laura-fernndez-sworn-costa-rica-president-keeping-outgoing-132792395
7h ago
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/8/costa-rica-inaugurates-right-wing-president-laura-fernandez?traffic_source=rss
6h ago