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Panamanian Neoliberal Policies
Denounced
The leader of FRENADESO
(National Front for Social and
Economic Rights) Saul Mendez,
slammed the neoliberal policies
of the latest Panamanian
governments, which only caused
more poverty and inequality.
In a statement to La Estrella
daily, the social activist said
that the strategies implemented
since early last decade, and
which continue being applied by
the current administration, have
weakened the State as an
institution and not covered the
needs of the population
Mendez quoted as example the
case of the Social Security
Fund, which was deprived of its
finances, autonomy, and
assistance for the Panamanian
people, and criticized the
management of the successive
governments of Guillermo Endara,
Ernesto Perez Balladares, Mireya
Moscoso, and the current
administration of Martin
Torrijos.
The FRENADESO leader referred to
the current Panamanian health
crisis seen in the poisoning of
various medicines which caused
the death of over 50 people.
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