Ha ottenuto il 46,8% dei voti, molti più di quanto indicassero sondaggi e analisti

(EPA/JEFFREY ARGUEDAS)

Costa Rican president-elect Laura Chinchilla (R) poses next to a painting of her made by Colombian born painter Jose Camargo (C) at the cemetery of Los Desamparados in San Jose, Costa Rica, 08 February 2010, where she visited her grandparents tomb. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will meet Chinchilla on February 09 during a meeting to set the steps of the government transition.