Sunday 11 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Panama Focuses on
Elections
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Panama Focuses on
Elections
Panama - Panama is
focused on the
forthcoming May vote in
an environment
characterized by
revitalization of
campaigns for the
different posts.
The election will allow
Panamanians to choose
occupants of the
Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the
Republic and 621
mayoralties'
representatives.
Positions include 75
mayors, 71 National
Assembly legislators, 20
deputies to the Central
American Parliament and
7 town city councilors,
with their substitutes
in all cases.
In this context the
governing party is
losing position in this
candidature for the
presidency of the
country after announcing
the first polls from
January 2009.
For the Dichter and
Neira firm opponent
Ricardo Martinelli from
the Democratic Change
has reached a voter
intention rate of 44.3
percent in contrast to
31.3 percent of Balbina
Herrera from the
Democratic Revolutionary
Party.
Street campaigning is
growing with the
participation of groups
defending different
political tendencies.
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