Costa Rica's incoming president Laura Fernández, scheduled to take office on May 8, announced her cabinet on Tuesday with a controversial appointment: outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves Robles will serve as a cabinet minister. The move represents an unprecedented concentration of power in Costa Rican republican history, allowing the departing president to maintain substantial influence over government operations.
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View all signals →Costa Rica’s Laura Fernández Names Rodrigo Chaves Minister of Presidency President-elect Laura Fernández named outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves as minister of the Presidency and minister of Finance on Tuesday, giving her predecessor one of the most powerful roles in the new Costa Rican government just three days before she takes office. The announcement came during Fernández’s cabinet presentation at the Teatro Popular Melico Salazar in […] The post Costa Rica’s Laura Fernández Names Rodrigo Chaves Minister of Presidency appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .