SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The latest on the presidential election in Costa Rica (all times local):10:40 p.m.Opposition candidate Antonio Alvarez has conceded defeat in Costa Rica’s presidential election and is congratulating two rivals who are poised to face each other in a runoff. Costa Rican election rules say that if no candidate tops 40 per cent, the first two finishers advance to a runoff. ——9:30 p.m.Evangelical candidate Fabricio Alvarado continues to hold a lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election but seems headed for a runoff two months from now. Early returns from Costa Rica’s presidential election put evangelical candidate Fabricio Alvarado in the lead but falling well short of what he would need to avoid a runoff. With about 12 per cent of returns counted Sunday night, Alvarado has 26.7 per cent of the vote.

Source: National Post February 05, 2018 02:45 UTC