Jose Maria Figueres, who was president from 1990 to 1994, had 27 percent of the vote with 63 percent of ballots counted (AFP Photo) Costa Rica�s former president Jose Maria Figueres has led the preliminary vote count in Sunday�s presidential election, with former finance minister Rodrigo Chaves set to face him in a run-off...

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