SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Conservative populist Laura Fernández won Costa Rica’s presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by her political sponsor, outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves.

Conservative populist Laura Fernández claimed victory in Costa Rica’s presidential race, with early results also pointing to her ruling party securing a majority in an election overshadowed by crime and political apathy.

Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.Fernandez's nearest rival,

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Laura Fernández, the outgoing Costa Rican leader’s handpicked successor, declared victory in the country’s presidential election after preliminary results showed her with a commanding lead.

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