Centrist ex-president Jose Maria Figueres concedes defeat to right-wing ex-finance minister Rodrigo Chaves in Costa Rica's presidential election
Presidential candidate Rodrigo Chaves gestures to supporters on the day of Costa Rica's run-off presidential election between him and former leader Jose Maria Figueres, in San Jose, Costa Rica April 3, 2022.
Economist Chaves, 60, had taken a close to six point lead in provisional results released by the top electoral body.Earlier on Sunday, Costa Ricans voted to choose between two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment. Polls closed at 6:00 pm following a 12-hour election in which 3.5 million of the five million population was eligible to vote.
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