newspaper La Nación, Desanti stressed his interest in becoming the candidate for the National Liberation Party and stated that there will be a polarization between him and Jose María Figueres Olsen. Alvarez registered his presidential precandidatura on January 10, 2017, counting on the support of several important public figures and liberationists. Later on Sunday, April 2 of the same year, his party's convention was celebrated, which would be victorious. The next day, his most important opponent, Jose Maria Figueres Olsen, would accept his defeat. Personal life In 1977, Antonio Álvarez Desanti married Livia Meza, with whom four years later had his first daughter, Adriana, in May 1980. The union was dissolved a year later. In 1983, he married Nuria Marín Raventós, with whom he has a daughter, Andrea, born in 1986. References 1958 births Agriculture ministers of Costa Rica Interior ministers of Costa Rica Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica Harvard Law School alumni Living people National Liberation Party (Costa Rica) politicians People from San José, Costa Rica University of Costa Rica alumni