Officialist Presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla (c), celebrates with party mates Alfio Piva (L) and Luis Liberman (R) after she became the first Costa Rican female President, during the Presidential elections, San Jose, Costa Rica, on 8 February 2010. Chinchilla promised during her victory speech that she will be opening a dialogue with different political sectors, will improve health, education and security. EPA/Alejandro Bolívar
A photograph made available on 08 February 2010, showing Officialist Presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla, celebrating after becoming the first Costa Rican female President, during the Presidential elections, San Jose, Costa Rica, 07 February 2010. Chinchilla promised during her victory speech that she will be opening a dialogue with different political sectors, will improve health, education and security. EPA/GABRIELA TELLEZ
Officialist Presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla (c), celebrates after she became the first Costa Rican female President, during the Presidential elections, San Jose, Costa Rica, on 8 February 2010. EPA/Alejandro Bolívar
A photograph made available on 08 February 2010, showing Officialist Presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla (C), celebrating next to her husband José María Rico (L) and her Government Vicepresidential proposal Luis Libermann (R) after Chinchilla became the first Costa Rican female President, during the Presidential elections, San Jose, Costa Rica, 07 February 2010. Chinchilla promised during her victory speech that she will be opening a dialogue with different political sectors, will improve health, education and security. EPA/GABRIELA TELLEZ
Several supporters of the Citizen's Action Party celebrate in the streets of San Jose, Costa Rica, 07 February 2010, after the Elections Supreme Tribunal (TSE) closed the 6.617 polling stations in the seven provinces of the country. More than 2,8 million voters were called to elect their next president. EPA/JEFFREY ARGUEDAS
Several supporters of the Citizen's Action Party and the National Liberation Party celebrate in the streets of San Jose, Costa Rica, 07 February 2010, after the Elections Supreme Tribunal (TSE) closed the 6.617 polling stations in the seven provinces of the country. More than 2,8 million voters were called to elect their next president. EPA/JEFFREY ARGUEDAS
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