Rodrigo Chaves will become Costa Rica's 49th president and will be inaugurated May 8 for a 4-year term, to replace Carlos Alvarado of the center-left Citizen Action Party.

Costa Rica’s Supreme Court has asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he ...

Costa Rica's highest court on Tuesday asked the country's legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity from ...

Costa Rica’s attorney general’s office accused 7 government officials – including President Rodrigo Chaves – of illicit ...

Rodrigo Chaves, a former World Bank official who has promised to shake up the political system of Central America’s most stable nation, was on track to become Costa Rica’s new president ...

Costa Rica's attorney general's office filed illicit campaign financing charges against President Rodrigo Chaves and six ...

Item 1 of 5 A poll worker sorts ballots after polls closed in Costa Rica's run-off presidential election between former President Jose Maria Figueres and former Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves, in ...

Economist Rodrigo Chaves, a right-wing former finance minister, has won a runoff presidential election in Costa Rica amid rising unemployment and a soaring budget deficit. Chaves, whose ascent to ...

Costa Rican prosecutors have accused President Rodrigo Chaves, the vice president, foreign affairs minister and four ...

The president of Costa Rica says his country is "at war", ... Rodrigo Chaves said hackers infiltrated 27 government institutions, including municipalities and state-run utilities.

Costa Rica's top court on Tuesday asked Congress to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of immunity for the first time, enabling a ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rica’s Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges.