Q COSTA RICA — In a charged exchange at Wednesday afternoon’s press conference, Frente Amplio legislator Edgardo Araya openly questioned the honesty of President Laura Fernández. Amid the heated debate over pensions for former presidents, Araya questioned President Laura Fernández’s honesty, sparking a protest from the ruling party’s caucus that ended the day’s legislative session. In his speech during the political oversight period, the Frente Amplio legislator from San Carlos said in a comment directed at Laura Fernández, “Yo creo que usted se hace la tontita” (I think you are playing dumb). Then, attempting to quote Fernández from her press conference Wednesday, he said, “I think she’s playing dumb, right? During the presidential campaign, Fernández pledged to eliminate top-tier public sector “luxury pensions”, which would include pensions for former presidents.