Costa Rica elects first female president in landslide victory

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Monday, 8 February 2010 (on February 8, 2010)

Laura Chinchilla wins 47% of the vote and will be Latin America's fifth woman president when she takes office

Costa Rica has elected its first female president in a landslide victory, marking..

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