Q COSTARICA — In response to a question from the press, President Rodrigo Chaves stated that newly elected legislator Claudia Dobles “should be appointed to the Committee on Trivial Matters” of the next Legislative Assembly.
The former presidential candidate, former First Lady of Costa Rica (2018-2022), and legislator-elect has been a fierce critic of the outgoing government in recent weeks, warning, among other things, about the United States’ role in the fight against drug trafficking on Venezuelan soil and the use of military force.
In that regard, Chaves told her to take it easy, warning that she might get stuck on some pointless legislative committee
“Ms. Dobles doesn’t even know which committee Yara Jiménez (the PPSO candidate to preside over the Legislative) is going to assign her to. She’s going around saying that I’m going to the Bar Association and we’re going to lead the fight against organized crime, and if she ends up on the Drafting Committee, the Honors Committee, or the Affairs Committee, we’ll have to create a Committee on Trivial Matters for her. What’s she going to do?” Chaves said.
The president noted that Claudia represents the Agenda Ciudadana party, a one-person party in the legislature, and therefore lacks political clout.
“So I think she jumped the gun on the race, and I don’t believe, or at least I don’t get the impression, that she will be a significant benefit for the people of Costa Rica,” he concluded.