The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, travels to Costa Rica to attend the inauguration of President Laura Fernández this Friday, May 8.
Political scientist Fernández, who has promised to continue the previous right-wing government and apply a tough hand against crime, will take office as president for the period 2026-2030, in an investiture ceremony open to the public at the National Stadium, which will be attended by delegations from 71 countries.
Among the high-level representatives are, in addition to Felipe VI, the presidents Bernardo Arévalo, of Guatemala; Nasry Asfura, from Honduras; José Raúl Mulino, from Panama; José Antonio Kast, from Chile; Isaac Herzog, from Israel, and Luis Abinader, from the Dominican Republic, as well as the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, Christopher Landau.
In addition, foreign ministers or vice-chancellors from Nicaragua, Uruguay, Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico will be present.
This May 8, at the transfer of power ceremony, Rodrigo Chaves will hand over the presidential sash to Fernández, who has called herself his “heir.” She was Minister of Planning and the Presidency during her Government and will become the second woman to become the Presidency of Costa Rica, after Laura Chinchilla (2010-2014).
The inauguration will be guarded by about 800 police officers, who will carry out a security operation inside the stadium and in a one-kilometer perimeter around the venue.
Laura Fernández won the elections last February in the first round, with the right-wing Sovereign People Party and 48.3% of the votes, followed by Álvaro Ramos, from the social democratic National Liberation Party (PLN), who obtained 33.44%.
After winning the elections on February 1, Fernández returned to the Chaves Government as Minister of the Presidency, something unprecedented in the country. So was the announcement last Tuesday, in which the elected president appointed the current president as Minister of the Presidency and Finance of the new administration.