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Weekly Report - 13 May 2010 (WR-10-19)
COSTA RICA: Costa Rica's first 'Presidenta' takes office
Pledging to rule with “humility, honesty and firmness" Laura
Chinchilla of the ruling centrist Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) was sworn in
on 8 May as Costa Rica's first female president. Her first act upon taking
office was to issue four decrees illustrating her commitment to her declared
priorities of improving security, tackling poverty and keeping Costa Rica
'green'.
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