US EditionCosta Rica's electoral tribunal urges National Assembly to strip President Chaves of immunity
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal asked to lift President Chaves's immunity for election interference by supporting his party's candidate, violating rules on public officials, officials said.
- The Supreme Electoral Tribunal asked the National Assembly of Costa Rica to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity so he can face charges, electoral authorities say they concern election-related violations.
- Chaves has been backing his party's candidate for the Feb. 1 presidential election, but he denies wrongdoing and calls the probe politically motivated.
- The historic Sept. 22 vote saw the National Assembly of Costa Rica fall short of the supermajority needed to lift Chaves's immunity, marking the first such vote involving a sitting president.
- The judicial request compounds pressure as Costa Rica's Supreme Court had already asked Congress to lift Chaves's immunity, arriving two weeks after a historic congressional vote.
- Ahead of the Feb. 1 election, Chaves did not immediately comment Tuesday as the dispute unfolds; a FILE photo dated Aug. 22, 2025, shows him addressing supporters after a committee hearing.
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San José, Costa Rica – Costa Rica's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on Tuesday requested that the Legislative Assembly lift the immunity of President Rodrigo Chaves, accused of engaging in political belligerence when referring to electoral matters…
The Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on Tuesday asked the deputies to lift the immunity of the president of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves, to face a file with 15 complaints of political belligerence.This is a request made by the Special Section of the TSE, based on several complaints submitted by 10 different people, including Ricardo Sancho, president of National Liberation (PLN), and Fabián Solano, president of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), as w…
The Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided to request the Legislative Assembly to lift immunity from President Rodrigo Chaves in order to prosecute him for acts that could constitute “political belligerence” in the current campaign for the February elections. By counting 15 out of 24 complaints filed against Chaves in a single file and, following a preliminary investigation, the Special Section of the TSE determined the need to lift the constitut…
Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) urged Congress this Tuesday to withdraw immunity from President Rodrigo Chaves for alleged “political belligerence,” two weeks after the president overturned a similar Supreme Court request. On June 27, the TSE had banned Chaves from intervening in the campaign [...] Costa Rica’s Electoral Tribunal’s entry asks to withdraw immunity from President Chaves was first published in Foco Informativa.
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