Mexico City, Feb 7 (UNI/Sputnik) Former Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres leads the presidential election after processing 60% of the votes, the Supreme Electoral Court said. According to the figures, Figueres of the National Liberation Party is gaining 27.29%.
The second place, according to preliminary data, is taken by former Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves of the Social Democratic Progress Party with 16.64% of the votes.
Fabricio Alvarado of the New Republic Party has so far garnered 15.17%. Alvarado, a journalist and conservative politician, lost the election to Figueres in 2018. If none of the candidates gets 40% in the final vote count, a run-off will be held on April 3.
