President elected Luis Guillermo Solis greets his supporters after victory in the runoff election in San Jose April 6, 2014. Political centrist Luis Guillermo Solis was elected president of Costa Rica in a runoff vote April 6, 2014 becoming the first third-party candidate to win in decades. Solis won nearly 78 percent of the vote, electoral officials said with 92 percent of polling stations reporting. Solis defeated ruling party candidate Johnny Araya, who dropped out last month after surveys showed he would be soundly defeated. Araya's name however remained on the ballot. AFP PHOTO / EZEQUIEL BECERRA        (Photo credit should read EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)