{"id":20186,"date":"2026-05-09T09:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/laura-fernandez-sworn-in-as-costa-ricas-president\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:33:34","slug":"laura-fernandez-sworn-in-as-costa-ricas-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/laura-fernandez-sworn-in-as-costa-ricas-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica’s president"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Costa Rica’s newly elected President Laura Fernandez arrives for her inauguration ceremony at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica, May 8, 2026. [Photo\/Agencies]
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SAN JOSE – Laura Fernandez was sworn in on Friday as Costa Rica’s president for a four-year term during a ceremony at the National Stadium in San Jose.<\/p>\n

Fernandez, 39, received the presidential sash from outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves before a crowd of about 20,000 people, including foreign dignitaries.<\/p>\n

She previously served as minister of national planning and economic policy, and later as minister of the presidency.<\/p>\n

Running as the candidate of the Sovereign People’s Party, she won Costa Rica’s presidential election on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n

In her first speech as president, Fernandez said her government would fight crime and prevent drug trafficking from infiltrating state institutions. She also announced plans to inaugurate a new “mega-prison” and one of the world’s most modern police surveillance centers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica’s president<\/div>\n
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Costa Rica’s newly elected President Laura Fernandez arrives for her inauguration ceremony at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica, May 8, 2026. [Photo\/Agencies] SAN JOSE – Laura Fernandez was sworn in on Friday as Costa Rica’s president for a four-year term during a ceremony at the National Stadium in San Jose. Fernandez, 39,…<\/p>\n

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