Rightwing populist elected by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to cocaine trade Rightwing populist elected by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to cocaine trade Rightwing populist Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica’s presidential election by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade. Fernández’s nearest rival, centre-right economist Álvaro Ramos, conceded defeat as results