Costa Rica President Fernández defends dialogue, hospital project amid police presence and criticism

President Fernández, surrounded by police in Cartago, touted her dialogue-driven leadership and claimed to have lifted farmers from obscurity. She reaffirmed the new Max Peralta hospital will proceed, with a groundbreaking within a year, ignoring criticisms from Rodrigo Chaves over land acquisition and corruption allegations. The event underscores domestic political tensions and the president's defensive posture.