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Laura Fernández

President of Costa Rica, 2026 to present

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A political scientist and former minister under Rodrigo Chaves who won the 2026 election promising continuity and a tough, El Salvador-style crackdown on organized crime.

Laura Fernández sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Laura Fernández sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Laura Fernández

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 194010%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200614%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 198014%Bertrand Russell British philosopher and pacifist, 1872 to 197015%

Political views closest to Laura Fernández

Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…94%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.94%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…93%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.92%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Esteban Rojas Saurez/Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.