Panama President to
Reshuffle Cabinet
Panama President Martin
Torrijos will start a
cabinet reshuffle of his
cabinet to match
election laws and adjust
his last year in office.
Torrijos must replace
resigning Trade and
Industry Minister
Alejandro Ferrer, and
Balbina Herrera
(Housing), who will run
for president and Belgis
Castro (Education) to
run for Congress.
Political circles and
the media hint that
Senior Vice President
Samuel Lewis Navarro may
run for president as
well.
Election laws urges
every official planning
to enter elections race
to vacate office six
months early. This time
the deadline is set to
October 31.
The elections are set
for May 3, 2009, and
several cabinet members
and the opposition are
already engaged in an
intense proselytism. |
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