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In July 2021 Rodrigo Chaves announces his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://delfino.cr/2021/07/exministro-de-hacienda-rodrigo-chaves-lanza-su-candidatura-a-la-presidencia|title=Exministro de Hacienda, Rodrigo Chaves, lanza su candidatura a la presidencia|access-date=2022-02-08|website=delfino.cr|language=es}}</ref> |
In July 2021 Rodrigo Chaves announces his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://delfino.cr/2021/07/exministro-de-hacienda-rodrigo-chaves-lanza-su-candidatura-a-la-presidencia|title=Exministro de Hacienda, Rodrigo Chaves, lanza su candidatura a la presidencia|access-date=2022-02-08|website=delfino.cr|language=es}}</ref> |
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As part of his campaign, the Chaves-led Social Democratic Progress Party seek to combat corruption by punishing those who do not report acts of misconduct |
As part of his campaign, the Chaves-led Social Democratic Progress Party seek to combat corruption by punishing those who do not report acts of misconduct. His plan regarding unemployment involves encouraging more women to join the workforce and to raise the number of STEM graduates in response to the growing demand. He also supports bilingual education and welcomes foreign businesses in Costa Rica. To top off his campaign, he proposed a five-step plan to lower the cost of living. The five step plan was; removing taxes from basic food and household items, lowering the price of rice, lowering the price of electricity, eliminating monopolies and supporting farmers to import more efficient agrochemicals. He also mentioned that he does not support mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=García |first=Javier Cataño |date=2022-02-25 |title=What You Need to Know about Costa Rica’s April 3 Presidential Elections |url=https://latinarepublic.com/2022/02/25/what-you-need-to-know-about-costa-ricas-april-3-presidential-elections/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Latina Republic |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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''[[Reuters]]'' reported that Chaves had carved out an anti-establishment reputation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-03-02 |title=Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-election-poll-shows-chaves-gaining-ground-over-ex-president-2022-03-02/ |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref> Rotsay Rosales, a political scientist and head of the National Policy Observatory of the University of Costa Rica, said, "Chaves has a liberal economic position, is socially conservative, pro-law and order and against the political class."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-07 |title=Ex-president heads into Costa Rica run-off, ex-finance minister likely awaits |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costa-rica-election-idUSKBN2KB054 |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref> |
''[[Reuters]]'' reported that Chaves had carved out an anti-establishment reputation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-03-02 |title=Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-election-poll-shows-chaves-gaining-ground-over-ex-president-2022-03-02/ |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref> Rotsay Rosales, a political scientist and head of the National Policy Observatory of the University of Costa Rica, said, "Chaves has a liberal economic position, is socially conservative, pro-law and order and against the political class."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-07 |title=Ex-president heads into Costa Rica run-off, ex-finance minister likely awaits |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costa-rica-election-idUSKBN2KB054 |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref> |
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On the night of 6 February, it was announced that Rodrigo Chaves will face former president José María Figueres Olsen of the PLN party, in a second electoral round that will be held on 3 April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tse.go.cr/vr2022/#/presidenciales|title=Resultados Electorales 2022|access-date=2022-02-08|website=www.tse.go.cr}}</ref> Several polls for the second round placed Chaves in first place ahead of Figures.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-03-02 |title=Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-election-poll-shows-chaves-gaining-ground-over-ex-president-2022-03-02/ |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alessandro Solis |date=2022-03-03 |title=Costa Rica 2022 Election Update: Chaves Surpasses Figueres in the Polls |url=https://news.outlierlegal.com/2022/03/03/costa-rica-2022-election-update-chaves-surpasses-figueres-in-the-polls/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Outlier Legal Services |language=en-US}}</ref> |
On the night of 6 February, it was announced that Rodrigo Chaves will face former president José María Figueres Olsen of the PLN party, in a second electoral round that will be held on 3 April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tse.go.cr/vr2022/#/presidenciales|title=Resultados Electorales 2022|access-date=2022-02-08|website=www.tse.go.cr}}</ref> Several polls for the second round placed Chaves in first place ahead of Figures.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-03-02 |title=Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-election-poll-shows-chaves-gaining-ground-over-ex-president-2022-03-02/ |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alessandro Solis |date=2022-03-03 |title=Costa Rica 2022 Election Update: Chaves Surpasses Figueres in the Polls |url=https://news.outlierlegal.com/2022/03/03/costa-rica-2022-election-update-chaves-surpasses-figueres-in-the-polls/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Outlier Legal Services |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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His campaign has been characterized by constant attacks against the independent press and democratic institutions such as the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), the political establishment and democratic system in Costa Rica. His supporters routinely harass anyone who questions Mr. Chaves' reputation or past behavior. |
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Revision as of 04:03, 26 March 2022
Rodrigo Chaves Robles | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 30 October 2019 – 28 May 2020 | |
| President | Carlos Alvarado Quesada |
| Preceded by | Rocío Aguilar Montoya |
| Succeeded by | Elián Villegas Valverde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1961 San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | Social Democratic Progress Party (2020-) |
| Education | Ohio State University (PhD) |
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican politician. Chaves was previously Minister of Finance during the Presidency of Carlos Alvarado Quesada.[1]
Biography
Chaves Robles was born in the metropolitan district of Carmen, in the central canton of San José, on 10 June 1961. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics. Before his appointment as minister, he worked as the World Bank country director for Indonesia and countries of America, Europe and Asia.[2]
In 1992, before completing his Ph.D., the Institute for International Development at Harvard University offered him a four-month fellowship to conduct field research on poverty, rural poverty, microenterprise, and medium enterprise in Indonesia. When he finished his doctorate, the World Bank offered him a job for the publication of his research.[3]
Chaves announced that he made the decision to retire as a World Bank official and return to Costa Rica because he considered that if he had requested a leave of absence, there could be a conflict of interest due to the conversations he had to have with that organization as part of his ministerial management. However, in August 2021, when the results of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Chaves were known, it was reported that it could be the reason for his resignation from the World Bank.[4]
Minister of Finance
The president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, announced Chaves as the new Minister of Finance on 30 October 2019, however, it was not until 26 November of that year that he took office and indicated that his priorities would be to ensure the compliance with the fiscal rule; increase the collection of existing taxes, combat tax evasion and continue with the path of containment of public spending.[5]
In February 2020, Chaves presented a bill to the Legislative Assembly to use the surpluses of public institutions to pay the debt.[6]
During that same month, Chaves made changes in the hierarchies of the institution, for which the deputy minister of income, Vladimir Villalobos González, resigned; the General Director of Taxation, Carlos Vargas Durán; the General Director of Customs, Juan Carlos Gómez Sánchez; and the director of the Fiscal Police, Irving Malespín Muñoz.[7]
On 26 March 2020, during the health emergency due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, Chaves announced to the media a proposal to collect a solidarity tax on public and private wages in excess of 500,000 colones; in order to obtain resources to support people whose contract had been suspended, their working hours had been reduced, or they were left without work as a result of the measures adopted by the Government to stop contagion. After criticism from some sectors, Alvarado ruled out such an idea.[8][9] The Minister of Communication, Nancy Marín, told the press that: "The President has been clear that Mr. Rodrigo should not have made that announcement. It was never contemplated that it go to salaries of 500 thousand colones. The minister should not have made that announcement. [It was not a decision made] in the terms in which he presented it."[10]
On 22 April 2020, the director of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), Mario Devandas, publicly denounced that the Minister of Finance had said in a meeting in which Alvarado participated that "nothing could be done to save the Fund, because the country could not go bankrupt to save it".[11]
On 19 May 2020, Chaves published a letter asking Alvarado to veto the law approved that day by Congress that excluded municipalities from the fiscal rule created by Law 9635. Alvarado refused and Chaves responded by submitting his resignation.[12]
2022 Costa Rican general election
In July 2021 Rodrigo Chaves announces his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica.[13]
As part of his campaign, the Chaves-led Social Democratic Progress Party seek to combat corruption by punishing those who do not report acts of misconduct. His plan regarding unemployment involves encouraging more women to join the workforce and to raise the number of STEM graduates in response to the growing demand. He also supports bilingual education and welcomes foreign businesses in Costa Rica. To top off his campaign, he proposed a five-step plan to lower the cost of living. The five step plan was; removing taxes from basic food and household items, lowering the price of rice, lowering the price of electricity, eliminating monopolies and supporting farmers to import more efficient agrochemicals. He also mentioned that he does not support mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.[14]
Reuters reported that Chaves had carved out an anti-establishment reputation.[15] Rotsay Rosales, a political scientist and head of the National Policy Observatory of the University of Costa Rica, said, "Chaves has a liberal economic position, is socially conservative, pro-law and order and against the political class."[16]
On the night of 6 February, it was announced that Rodrigo Chaves will face former president José María Figueres Olsen of the PLN party, in a second electoral round that will be held on 3 April.[17] Several polls for the second round placed Chaves in first place ahead of Figures.[18][19]
His campaign has been characterized by constant attacks against the independent press and democratic institutions such as the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), the political establishment and democratic system in Costa Rica. His supporters routinely harass anyone who questions Mr. Chaves' reputation or past behavior.
References
- ^ "Rodrigo Chaves: Costa Rica no puede volver a los mismos partidos; indecisos van con nosotros". telediario.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Rodrigo Chaves Robles asume Ministerio de Hacienda". Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ García, Javier Cataño (25 February 2022). "What You Need to Know about Costa Rica's April 3 Presidential Elections". Latina Republic. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Quiros, Bharley. "Rodrigo Chaves: "Nunca he tocado indebidamente, insultado o incomodado a ninguna mujer"". ameliarueda.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ https://TeleticaRadio/videos/malas-compa%C3%B1%C3%ADas-29-de-noviembre-2019/419178489037156/
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- ^ "Ocho cambios sacuden la cúpula del Ministerio de Hacienda". semanariouniversidad.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gómez, Tomás (27 March 2020). "Gobierno reconoce que sí valora impuesto "solidario" a salarios de más de un millón". El Observador CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Elpais.cr. "Costa Rica no puede quebrar para salvar a la CCSS de crisis financiera, advirtió ministro de Hacienda". Diario Digital Nuestro País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Ministro de Hacienda será operado de apendicitis". CRHoy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Exministro de Hacienda, Rodrigo Chaves, lanza su candidatura a la presidencia". delfino.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ García, Javier Cataño (25 February 2022). "What You Need to Know about Costa Rica's April 3 Presidential Elections". Latina Republic. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Reuters (2 March 2022). "Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president". Reuters. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Ex-president heads into Costa Rica run-off, ex-finance minister likely awaits". Reuters. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Resultados Electorales 2022". www.tse.go.cr. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Reuters (2 March 2022). "Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president". Reuters. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Alessandro Solis (3 March 2022). "Costa Rica 2022 Election Update: Chaves Surpasses Figueres in the Polls". Outlier Legal Services. Retrieved 22 March 2022.