A majority of National Liberation Party (PLN) delegates on Saturday elected ex-President José María Figueres Olsen, who ruled Costa Rica from 1994-1998, to chair the party for the next four years.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Enrique Peñalosa, the former Bogotá mayor who introduced the city's mass transport system, is favored to win Colombia's presidential election this year just one week after being nominated, according to a new poll.
A self-described “civic group” formed by ex-President José María Figueres issues the first in a series of steps to help guide political and social development.
After months of evading the question, Figueres confirmed Friday through a spokesman that he will seek his party’s nomination for a Casa Presidencial bid in 2014.
