The Costa Rica Star recently published about the legend of the phoenix and how social media is helping the president regain supporters.

In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El País, Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla Miranda said that there is no corruption in her government and there is free speech, without any kind of censorship to any dissident group, political party, etc.

The interview was made after Chinchilla delivered her speech to the United Nations earlier this week.

The publication was quick to point out that Chinchilla has only seven months left in her mandate and is leaving office with a very low popularity – and still dropping – since taking office in May 2010. The tiff with Nicaragua is the saving grace of a government full of scandals, and the disappointment of the population who believe her government is corrupt and she has not been effective in her mandate.

Asked what does she expect from a strong UN complaint against Nicaragua, Chinchilla made it clear that Costa Rica’s raised voice before the UN is not rhetoric, rather in defense of international rights.

Chinchilla defends her work as befallen by times of uncertainty, especially with the international crisis that has also affected a small country like Costa Rica and the threats of the drug traffickers and organized crime.

Chinchilla was quick to point out that the achievements of her government include a reduction in the homicide rate and economic growth that has achieved exceptional goals.

Faced with what the surveys say, she being the worst president in the hemisphere, Chinchilla said that a president is not measured by what the polls say, rather how they leave the country and the end of the term. In the case of Costa Rica, it’s in better shape than the rest of the countries in the region.

“As for the popularity ratings compared among Latin American leaders, that’s like comparing apples and oranges. Costa Rica has an active and intense regime of free speech. There is absolutely no censorship for any dissident group, political or media, something that does not exist in other Latin countries”, said Chinchilla.

Asked about the main complaint of most Costa Ricans being a high degree of corruption in government, Chinchilla defended herself saying that the government has uncovered corruption and corruption does not exist in her government, but rather in the “administration” surrounding the government.

“We have adopted a very different style of government than in the past and it has cost us”, said Chinchilla.