Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 11 Author Moderators Share Posted April 11 Quote The Zulay Rodríguez Story - Part 3 Posted 11/04/2024 Presidential candidate Zulay Rodríguez Lu has been facing Panamanian justice recently for an alleged appropriation of a client’s gold bullion, about 66 kilos worth. The Supreme Court will determine whether she is charged in the case from more than a decade ago, where this 4 to 5 million dollars’ worth of gold ended up in her possession to pay a bill for her legal services. The candidate for Panama President, Zulay Rodríguez Lu, denounces this act in the justice system as political persecution. A new 3rd attempt to carry out the hearing to bring charges against the still deputy Zulay Rodríguez, for the alleged appropriation of 66 kilos of gold belonging to the deceased Mexican goldsmith José Luis Penagos failed. Added to the uncertainty about whether or not the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) has the jurisdiction to prosecute Rodríguez, is that neither the deputy nor her lawyer Ángel Álvarez, have appeared. The two previous appointments (February 29 and March 7) were also suspended because Rodríguez never attended. Now not even her lawyer showed up, so the session was declared closed. Article 278 of the Criminal Procedure Code indicates that the accusation hearing cannot be held if the investigated subject and his lawyer are not present. Therefore, Judge Ariadne García, acting as guarantee judge, closed the session. Judge Ariadne García, judge of guarantees in the case against Deputy Zulay Rodríguez for the alleged appropriation of 66 kilos of gold, did not admit an extrajudicial agreement agreed by the family of the deceased Mexican goldsmith José Luis Penagos. The magistrate judge explained that the investigation is in a preliminary phase and that not even the accusation phase has yet been completed. In fact, the impeachment hearing was scheduled, but it could not be carried out because Rodríguez did not appear and because the Supreme Court of Justice has not yet decided on two warnings of unconstitutionality presented by the deputy. García added that once this phase is completed, the compensation agreement agreed between Rodríguez and the Penagos family, plaintiffs in this process, could be analyzed. There was the fourth attempt by the Supreme Court of Justice to charge her with the alleged commission of the crimes of money laundering, abuse of trust, illicit association to commit a crime and against the administration of justice. The three previous appointments (February 29, March 9 and March 15) were suspended. Rodríguez attended none of those hearings. She argued that she resigned as a deputy as of February 26 and, therefore, the Court no longer has jurisdiction to prosecute her. However, the National Assembly informed the Court in writing that the process to formalize her resignation has not been completed and, therefore, Rodríguez remains a deputy. The negotiation between Rodríguez and Juan David Penagos, son of José Luis Penagos, was reported at the hearing. Penagos Jr. participated via Zoom. Lawyer Ángel Álvarez appeared for the defense. Once the event began, the Penagos' lawyer, Edwin Córdoba, informed Judge García that his clients had agreed on a “compensation agreement” with the deputy. On April 3, the deputy legal defense, and current presidential candidate for free nomination, Zulay Rodríguez Lu announced that she had reached an out-of-court agreement with the plaintiff, the family of the deceased Mexican José Luis Penagos, in the gold bullion case. Judge Ariadne García, acting as guarantee judge, declared the request for withdrawal from the parties in the aforementioned agreement inadmissible. After this decision of inadmissibility, Zulay Rodríguez indicated to the media that this agreement was suggested by the magistrates of the process. Communiqué from the Judicial Branch The Judicial Branch reported that " in the face of statements that are being spread on social networks and in various traditional media, which contain a series of inaccuracies and omissions that require clarification out of respect for public opinion, which has the right to count with the greatest possible elements of judgment, so that each citizen can form a duly founded opinion in relation to matters of interest for the proper functioning of the Republic". The Judicial Branch pointed out 12 points: (The last point is below) The Guarantees Magistrate decided not to admit the withdrawal, in strict legality, pointing out that, since the accusation hearing could not have been held, given the lack of appearance of the Deputy of the Republic, in this preliminary phase of the investigation, it was unknown the relevant facts, as well as what would be the criminal types that the Prosecutor would charge, so that it could be verified if they are those that admit withdrawal, in which case the possibility of applying alternative forms of conflict resolution would be opened and its effects, in accordance with the provisions of articles 280 and 281 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Obviously the case is not closed, so coverage will continue as it happens. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/the-zulay-rodriguez-story-part-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 13 Author Moderators Share Posted April 13 Quote Mulino Still Leads the Polls for May 5 Presidential Election Posted 12/04/2024 The former president’s proxy candidate, José Raúl Mulino, leads the polls ahead of the May 5 vote but Martinelli’s shadow still dominates the Panama election. In recent weeks, Nicaragua’s tiny embassy in Panama City has been inundated with lawyers, politicians, family members, and a troop of workmen carrying out renovations for its most famous guest. In February, Ricardo Martinelli, a billionaire businessman and former president, sought asylum there after local courts ratified his 10-year+ prison sentence for money laundering and declared his bid for president illegal. Ever since that time, through his social media and that of his dog Bruno, Martinelli has been campaigning heavily, behind the scenes, ahead of Panama’s general election on May 5. Martinelli is backing the candidacy of José Raúl Mulino, who was his running mate before he was banned from the race and had served as public security minister during Martinelli’s administration (2009-14). Before he was banned, Martinelli held a comfortable lead in the polls, and now Mulino regularly polls 13-25 percentage points ahead of his three closest rivals: Ricardo Lombana, former President Martín Torrijos, and Rómulo Roux. Panamanian elections have no second round; meaning Mulino is likely to win the race for the Palacio de las Garzas, the presidential palace that overlooks the bay of Panama. Less than a month before the election, the Constitutional Court is weighing whether to revoke Mulino’s candidacy as well, on what amounts to a technicality: he wasn’t chosen through his party’s primaries (as Martinelli was before his ban). In recent weeks, his rivals have concentrated their attacks on Mulino, but he has not participated in televised debates and has largely avoided interviews. I happened to bump into him at the David airport last week on one of his country tours but we didn’t have time for an interview. Just pleasantries and we moved on. José Raúl Mulino is very much a statesman and a gentleman, and will make a great President. Voters have heard little about his specific policy proposals for a country facing urgent challenges. The closure of the Cobre Panamá mine is projected to inflict a 4% loss of GDP, the social security system faces an existential liquidity crisis, and external debt has risen 78% to $47 billion under the term of outgoing president Nito Cortizo. On April 1 Fitch Ratings downgraded Panama’s sovereign debt from investment grade. Meanwhile, delays to shipping due to water shortages at the Panama Canal, and record waves of migration passing through the Darién Gap have made international headlines. Instead of policy, Mulino is leaning on Martinelli’s reputation, promising to put more chen chén—the local slang for cash—in people’s pockets. Many voters remember the economic boom of Martinelli’s presidency when GDP growth regularly topped 6% and the completion of metro lines in Panama City provided jobs and made the amenities of the city center more accessible to the urban poor. The roads were greatly improved from Boquete, all the way to Panama City. Martinelli did some great things for Panama’s infrastructure and is being remembered for it. Similarly, Mulino promises 7% growth, greater youth employment, the highest minimum wage in Latin America, and major infrastructure projects such as a train from Panama City to David. He has also vowed to help Martinelli in any way that he can to reduce or fix his prison sentence. However, the growth under Martinelli had little to do with his skill as an economic manager and will be impossible to replicate under a Mulino government, according to Dulcidio de La Guardia, who served as vice minister of finance under Martinelli. “Panama was riding the wave of the expansion of the Panama Canal and the investments it brought into the country, which gave the Martinelli administration the ability to spend and invest money that they could not have done otherwise. The second pillar of Martinelli’s popularity is his cultivated persona as a political outsider and a dedicated antagonist of the rabiblancos, Panama’s political and economic elite. In 2022 and 2023, Panama was rocked by two unprecedented protest movements. The first was sparked by the rising cost of living, deficient social services, and Panama’s reputation as one of the region’s most unequal countries, and the second erupted in opposition to the government’s rushed and opaque renegotiation of the massive Cobre Panamá mine contract. Both movements revealed broad public mistrust of the ruling Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) and the wider political-economic elite for their involvement in a slew of corruption scandals and for failing to meet the needs of the public. A 2023 survey found that over two-thirds of Panamanians wanted radical change, with corruption identified as the country’s biggest problem. The prospect of the Constitutional Court revoking Mulino’s candidacy only adds to the impression, held by many, that the rabiblancos are unfairly singling Martinelli out. His defiant social media posts, often recorded from the Nicaraguan embassy’s home gym, pander to his image as a victim of political persecution. “The Panamanian voter identifies with the underdog,” Miguel Antonio Bernal, a lawyer and political commentator said. “There are many voters who say, “I’m going to vote for Mulino to screw with the political classes, because I’m tired of all this.” Martinelli may be corrupt, but the current attempts to ban Mulino’s candidacy are an example of the Electoral Tribunal bypassing due process and bowing to the demands of the elites, according to Bernal. It represents a far wider decay of the country’s institutions, where the Congress, in particular, has been infected by money originating from drug gangs. Recently, the Electoral Tribunal expressed concern about the level of drug money in campaign financing, and last year, the National Assembly twice rejected a law giving the state greater power to seize assets from the illicit businesses. “We’re becoming less of a society every day,” Bernal said. “After the U.S. invasion of 1989 we were put in a zoo. Now the current government arrived and we have returned to the jungle.” https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/mulino-still-leads-the-polls-for-may-5-presidential-election Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 17 Author Moderators Share Posted April 17 Quote The Panama Presidential Candidates for 2024 Posted 15/04/2024 The candidates want to close out their campaigns with a big bang: with artists, speeches, bold proposals and the presence of their supporters, all in the same place. Moving from left to right…………To date, the deputy and candidate for the Free Nomination, Zulay Rodríguez, has not yet confirmed to the Electoral Court whether she will close out her campaign. Rodríguez was one of the candidates who did not organize a campaign opening event. José Gabriel Carrizo, standard bearer of the Democratic Revolutionary Party and the Liberal Republican Movement, will close his campaign on May 1, on Via España. José Raúl Mulino, candidate of the Alianza and Realando Metas parties, will also attend Vía España for his supporters on April 28. Ricardo Lombana, candidate of the Otro Camino Movement, will wind up his campaign on April 30, in Plaza 5 de Mayo. Rómulo Roux, presidential candidate of the Democratic Change-Panameñista Party alliance, will gather all his supporters on April 26 on Vía España. April 27, Martín Torrijos, candidate of the Popular Party, will also be gathering with supporters on Vía España. The closing of the campaign culminates with Maribel Gordón, candidate for the Free Nomination, on May 2. Last but not least on your far right is Melitón Arrocha, candidate for the Free Nomination and supported by the PAIS party. He plans to close his campaign on April 29, still without a defined place, although according to sources, he may celebrate in a hotel in town. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/the-panama-presidential-candidates-for-2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 18 Author Moderators Share Posted April 18 Quote April 17 Presidential Debate Posted 18/04/2024 The cycle of presidential debates organized by law by the Electoral Court before the elections on May 5 closed on Wednesday, April 17, with the clash of proposals between six of the eight presidential candidates: Martín Torrijos, Ricardo Lombana, Rómulo Roux, Melitón Arrocha, Zulay Rodríguez and Maribel Gordón. The government candidate, José Gabriel Carrizo, who had participated in the debates on February 26 at the University of Panama and on March 13 at the Panamanian Debate Association, was absent from the debate coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama. Mulino who leads the Presidential campaign by a wide margin according to polls and surveys, also did not attend. José Raúl Mulino Quintero (born 13 June 1959) is a Panamanian lawyer, diplomat and politician, running for president in the 2024 Panamanian election, as a substitute to former president Ricardo Martinelli. At the actual speaking event, the 6 candidates argued a number of points. Lombana challenged his political opponents with the agenda of ‘breaking’ monopolies. Rómulo Roux discussed the creation of 500 thousand new jobs, and having confidence in Panama even though the mine is leaving. New water treatment plants were discussed, and reducing the number of deputies, and combatting tax evasion, three topics discussed by Gordon, Rodríguez and Arrocha. José Gabriel Carrizo tried to victimize the beneficiaries of the controversial economic aid program. Torrijos proposed employment for young people, buying Bayano and eliminating surgical delay situations for patients. As we get closer to the end of the month, the candidates are planning their final big finishes with huge parties, music, and drumming, and plenty of excitement. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/april-17-presidential-debate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 21 Author Moderators Share Posted April 21 Quote Rómulo Roux Tours Chiriquí Posted 21/04/2024 Roux once again shows his muscle in Chiriquí, which will receive an Agricultural Packaging Center if he is elected. Roux toured the San José neighborhood in the Pedregal district of David, along with thousands of supporters. Once again, the Chirican people “strongly” supported the candidacy of Rómulo Roux of the alliance of the Democratic Change and Panameñista parties, who on Saturday visited the center of David, making known his “Change” proposals, in which the construction of Silos, the Agricultural Packaging Center and the Green Convention Center in Boquete stand out. Roux toured the San José neighborhood in the Pedregal district in David, along with thousands of supporters convinced that on May 5 in the general elections, the alliance “For a better Panama, Good things come”, has assured victory. ”The province of Chiriquí is very important in our government mechanism, that is why the change comes with a Specialty Hospital Complex here in David, with complete oncological care, our cancer patients will no longer have to go to the city to receive their treatments. These complexes will have hemodialysis rooms, supplies and specialists,” said Roux. Another of the proposals that Roux promotes is to promote the Genetic improvement of the National Livestock and the construction of the David Technical Training Institute. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/romulo-roux-tours-chiriqui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 22 Author Moderators Share Posted April 22 Quote Martín Torrijos Presidential Promises Posted 22/04/2024 Torrijos and his government plan: 350 thousand jobs and investments for $19 billion in infrastructure. Two decades ago, Martín Torrijos arrived at the Palacio de las Garzas with 47.44% of the votes. At that time, Torrijos ran for the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) in alliance with the Popular Party. After his administration (2004-2009), Torrijos stayed away from political life and had no desire to hold another public office. It was not until March 2023, when he confirmed his aspirations for the most important kpopular election position in the country and warned that he would not run for the PRD. At the beginning of this year he formally resigned from the PRD, the only group to which he had belonged all his life and the same one that his father Omar Torrijos founded. “I have made the decision to break the last link that united me to the PRD... Today I resign from the PRD, led by Benicio Robinson and Raúl Pioneda, associated with Laurentino Cortizo and Gaby Carrizo,” Torrijos remarked in a video on his social network. With Torrijos, his wife Vivian Fernández resigned, so did Rosario Turner, the former Minister of Health who is now his running mate. Omar Torrijos' son is now running for the Popular Party with his government plan titled: Panama at Another Level. Briefly, (maybe not so briefly) here is the Torrijos plan. -Generate 350 thousand formal jobs in the next five years. According to his government plan, he will do so with different programs such as “My First Job”, a formal program that would give young people without work experience the opportunity to work in state entities, mixed companies and private companies. This program would last two years. -Generate around 3,500 direct and indirect jobs during the first 100 days of government with the “Panama Without Gaps” plan. If he reaches the Palacio de las Herons, he says that he will invest $100 million to rehabilitate streets and avenues nationwide. -Create an alliance with the country's mayors for “Panamá Brilla”, a program focused on cleaning critical points in the country while stabilizing the waste management system. For this program, they intend to invest $50 million, which according to plan, would generate about 2,500 jobs. -Invest $19 billion in more than 40 infrastructure projects in order to reactivate the economy and generate some 165 thousand jobs. These are some of the infrastructure projects that he mentions in his government plan: a tunnel between Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro, metro line 2A (Ricardo J. Alfaro to the Iglesia del Carmen), the San Miguelito cable car, at least 10 water reservoirs to supply areas not managed by the Canal, the Bocas del Toro Airport (with international flights), and the third runway of the Tocumen International Airport. - Create the “Panamá se Capacita” plan, through the National Institute of Vocational Training and Training for Human Development (Inadeh) 4.0 platform. If elected, his government will negotiate with companies interested in investing in Panama so that they commit to local hiring. The Inadeh curricula will offer English, vocational careers and technical careers of up to 2 years. The State will finance these trainings. Inadeh 4.0 would have a bank of tutors and mentors, as well as local and foreign internship opportunities, according to its plan. -Create at least two new development poles similar to Panama Pacifico outside the Panama Canal area. -Build assembly and light manufacturing free zones nationwide. -Remove the subsidies granted to low-income families gradually, once the economic situation is on track. Subsidies for companies, according to their plan, would be evaluated individually. -Convert the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) into the governing body of all port concessions and/or oil pipelines, gas pipelines, logistics corridors and any other future concessions. -Build the 5G Panama-Border Highway, a high-speed interprovincial highway with tolls that will cover the province of Panama to the border of Chiriquí. This highway, according to its government plan, will be designed for agribusiness, tourism, and the transportation of people at a lower cost for private companies and other Panamanians. It also proposes an exclusive highway for cargo between Panama and Colón. This 5G highway would be interconnected with provincial highways (Darién, Veraguas, Coclé, Azuero, Colón and Panamá Oeste). -Build logistics corridors to facilitate the transportation of merchandise. Among those holding promise are: the Northern Corridor to the Tocumen Airport, the Southern Corridor to Pacora, the Northern Corridor to the port of Balboa, and the Panama Pacific route to the Port of PSA, Puente Centenario, Panama Cargo Highway Colon. He also promises to build the Fourth Bridge over the Canal. - Agrees with the ACP that Río Indio is the most viable alternative to obtain water, both for human consumption and for the operation of the Canal. -Create the National Water and Sanitation Corporation that will have among its responsibilities to manage the basins not managed by the ACP and consolidate all institutions related to water (Idaan, Panama Sanitation Company, the Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation of the Ministry of Health, the National Council for Sustainable Development and the National Water Council, among others). -Generate master plans for the expansion of water and sanitation coverage, prioritizing the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure, and service in rural areas of the country. -Develop new infrastructure, in addition to rehabilitating existing ones to expand drinking water and sewage coverage services. It suggests developing a plan to eliminate the use of latrines nationwide. -Ensure that energy distribution companies comply with the investments to which they committed, accounting for public lighting, the number of blackouts and the quality of service. -Measure energy distributors based on the quality of service as a key element of their income. -That the only requirement for the installation of residential solar panels will be that they be installed by a certified installer. Companies must connect the service in a period of no more than 15 days. -Evaluate the electrical interconnection with neighboring countries to achieve agreements that allow lowering the cost of energy. -Install a monitoring center that reflects in real time any event that interrupts or affects the provision of the service. This, according to its plan, will allow ASEP to identify system failures in real time, ensure and demand compliance with the service, and sanction as necessary. This monitoring center would operate 24/7. -Increase lighting coverage throughout the country, requiring distribution companies to comply with their lighting commitment. These luminaires must be LED or solar light. -Identify free land near metro stations where passengers can board and disembark. This would be coordinated with taxi drivers and people who have their own car. After this analysis, he proposes talking to the owners of these lands for their acquisition. -Reopen the Metrobus concession. The company that wins this concession will be responsible for renewing and maintaining the fleet. -Restructure the operation of Metrobus routes, complying with schedules and itineraries according to demand. -Implement tiered rates, discounts for vulnerable groups and electronic payment options. -The country requires reforms to the Constitution. His plan anticipates that the reforms would be focused on the three organizations of the State, and research and control institutions, such as the Comptroller General of the Republic and the Public Ministry. -I would try to pass these constitutional reforms through the new National Assembly. If this route is not possible, I would carry out reforms through a parallel constituent. Education -Review the curricular contents offered at the different levels of the educational system. -Give incentives to students who live in hard-to-reach areas for regular attendance at classes in order to reduce school dropouts. -Manage economic resources so that all rural and hard-to-access educational centers, no later than the year 2027, have electricity and internet access. - That by 2029, the 15 thousand teachers who are currently in the system are trained and certified in new skills. This includes everyone being bilingual and fluent in subjects such as mathematics, Spanish, natural and social sciences. - Progressively convert all schools in the country into bilingual classrooms. -Create the Medicines Supply Agency, an entity that will be in charge of the purchase and distribution of medicines, supplies and equipment. -Create the National Medicines Observatory, a digital platform that will determine the reference prices of public health entities to lower the cost of medicines. -Build a new National Oncology Institute in Panama City. -Guarantee that hospital directors are appointed by competition, outside of politics. - Convene a dialogue table in the first hundred days to reform the pension system. You will have a period of 6 months to reach an agreement, given the urgency of solving this problem. -Evaluate the affordability of payment of contributions for informal workers with low contributory capacity. It also proposes moving forward with a universal old-age pension, within a framework of fiscal sustainability. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), this measure would cost around 1-1.2% of GDP. Citizen security -Double the number of police officers on the streets in the first four months. -Implement border control to prevent people with criminal records from entering. Solid waste management -Close the Cerro Patacón landfill and, in its replacement, create a sanitary landfill that would be located in a suitable site, where the use and disposal of solid waste (clean energy, biofuels, among others) takes place. -Invite an international tender for the new sanitary landfill. He estimates it will take about 4 years to get it up and running. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/martin-torrijos-presidential-promises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted Friday at 11:05 AM Author Moderators Share Posted Friday at 11:05 AM Quote Supreme Court of Justice Olmedo Arrocha on Mulino Posted 25/04/2024 You may have heard statements Thursday night on TV made by the judge of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), Olmedo Arrocha, the person appointed to report on the proceedings of its meetings of the unconstitutionality lawsuit against the presidential candidacy of José Raúl Mulino. Arrocha let it be known that the ruling of the Supreme Court could not be issued before the general elections on May 5 because documentation from the Electoral Court is needed but not available. He also mentioned that the president of the college can call extraordinary sessions when there are five magistrates available, which is not the case at the moment, because the majority of the Judges in Panama went on holidays at the same time. Does that sound unusual to you? It would appear that the Judges in Panama don’t want such involvement before the election. If they rule to remove Mulino, the current front runner of the Presidential race before May 5, all hell could break loose in Panama and they would be blamed and at risk. Instead the Judges can make a decision, well after the election, after they see how the vote went. “Judge Arrocha on the Mulino case: 'Five judges and the President of the Court can call an extraordinary plenary session'.” As the reporting magistrate, Arrocha must prepare a draft ruling and present it to the Plenary Session of the Court's magistrates. Arrocha also gave explanations about judicial times and took the opportunity to highlight that the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court can be convened in an ordinary and extraordinary manner at the request of five magistrates or by the president of the Court, María Eugenia López. If José Raúl Mulino loses the election, the Judges can rule against him without any worries. If Mulino wins the election, they can vote against him and take him out of office, but most likely they wouldn’t because, as former President of Panama Mireya Moscoso admitted the other day, she was in favor of José Raúl Mulino being able to participate in the May 5 elections and emphasized that it is the Panamanian people who appoint the presidents. Thus insinuating that it is not a group of Judges who appoint the President of the country. If you are a voter, vote for the candidate of your choice, whoever you believe will do the best job for Panama. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/supreme-court-of-justice-olmedo-arrocha-on-mulino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted Monday at 12:35 PM Author Moderators Share Posted Monday at 12:35 PM Quote The Panama 8 Presidential Candidates - Elections May 5 Sunday Posted 28/04/2024 Here are the eight presidential candidates, six men and two women, six lawyers and two economists. Sunday, May 5, are the presidential elections in Panama. Left to Right: Gaby Carrizo, Martin Torrijos, Romulo Roux, José Raúl Mulino, Meliton Arrocha, Ricardo Lombana, Zulay Rodriguez, Maribel Gordon The president of the Electoral Tribunal (TE), Alfredo Juncá expects millions of attacks on an old and weak TE computer system as it counts votes come election day May 5. Sunday April 28, approximately 2,000 people attended the campaign closing for the presidential candidate for the Realizing Goals (RM) and Alianza parties, José Raúl Mulino. In the parking lots of the convention center of the El Panamá hotel, everything was offered: palettes, chorizos, meat on a stick, water, etc. Members of Mulino's campaign team also distributed banners from both parties and t-shirts with the slogan: “El Loco con Mulino”, in reference to the great absentee from the event, Ricardo Martinelli. His speech was a summary of his campaign proposals and assured that he will obtain a landslide victory on May 5. Beyond the discrepancies and divergent positions, there is a clear consensus by La Prensa: the Supreme Court of Justice must issue a definitive ruling on the constitutionality or not of the candidacy of José Raúl Mulino, before May 5. One of the candidates is Ricardo Lombana from the Other Way Movement (MOCA), who will close out his campaign in the Plaza 5 de Mayo in the town of Santa Ana Tuesday, April 30. The National Police, through the National Operation Directorate, announces the different detours that will be made during the days of campaign closures in the sectors of Vía España and Avenida 5 de Mayo, reported Lieutenant José Pineda. Lieutenant Pineda points out that on April 30 there will be investments at the height of El Hotel El Panamá towards the Brasil road and on May 1 it will be on the 5 de Mayo via Calidonia road. On May 1, the closing campaign of José Gabriel Carrizo, of the PRD and Molinera alliance, will take place. It had been announced that it would be on Via España, but the candidate indicated that he would do it at the headquarters of his party on Mexico Avenue, in the district of Calidonia. Catholics will pray for May 5 elections https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/the-panama-8-presidential-candidates-elections-may-5-sunday-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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