Pacheco Re-Elected As
Legislature President
Francisco Antonio
Pacheco was re-elected
as president of the
Legislative Assembly for
a third term, receiving
29 votes, 25 from his
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) party
members, while his
competitor, Elizabeth
Fonseca, received only
15 votes.
Pacheco, as president of
the Legislature, is
third in line to take
over the presidency in
the event the president
and vice-president are
incapable of completing
their duties.
The election of the
president of the
Legislature occurs every
May 1 for a one year
term.
Pacheco is one of the
few that has been
re-elected for three
consecutive terms.
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