Laura Chinchilla, from “Liberación Nacional”, the party in power, was elected as president for the 2010-2014 term.
Chinchilla obtained 46.8% of the casted votes, followed by Ottón Solís with 25.1%. However, Costa Ricans didn’t favored Chinchilla so much in the Legislative Assembly, as her party obtained 23 seats out of a total 57. In her acceptance speech, Chinchilla anticipated that “her goal is now clear: negotiating with the rest of the participants”.