Costa Ricans have selected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after confrontation to continue free market policies in Central America's most stable nation.
With most of the votes from Sunday's election counted, Laura Chinchilla held a 22-point lead over her closest rival. Her 47 percent share of the vote was well beyond the 40 percent required to avoid a run-off.
The closest contender, Otton Solis of the Citizens Action Party, got 25 percent of the votes. He and the other main opponent, Libertarian Otto Guevara, rapidly conceded defeat.
It was unclear, however, whether Chinchilla's National Liberation Party would gain a majority in congress.
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