Douglas Soto

Soto is a lawyer by profession, an expert in business, banking and financial law.^[1]

He joined the PPSO after leaving the PUSC, the party within which he would contest the primary to become a candidate in the 2026 elections but renounced.^[2][1]

On 28 July 2025, he was presented as part of the PPSO ticket led by Laura Fernández Delgado, alongside Francisco Gamboa as first vice president candidate for the 2026 presidential election.^[2] In his speech, Soto stated that "our mission is a sacred duty: to carry on this work through Costa Rica’s next president, Ms. Laura Fernández. This is a project that will bring well-being to millions of Costa Ricans, a project that is not beholden to elites or political parties".^[3] He describes himself as a "non traditional politician".^[3]

He was elected second vice president-elect of Costa Rica on 1 February 2026 in the first round.^[1]