The clash over “Farcpolítica” and “Parapolítica” has been engaged in the Senate.  Senator and former President Álvaro Uribe is going head to head with Senator Iván Cepeda Castro. 

The Nobel laureate says he does not want “the daughter of a murderer and a thief” to be president. 

Polls indicate that the governing Frente Amplio and right-wing National Party would vie for the presidency in a second round. 

President Luis Guillermo Solís remains popular with Costa Ricans four months after taking office, but most of those surveyed have a negative perception of his administration.