Moderators Moderator_03 Posted December 24, 2022 Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2022 Quote Panama social unrest predicted for 2023 Posted 23/12/2022 After the social and political crisis that Panama experienced in July with the mass protests over the high cost of fuel, food, and medicines, few results have emerged from the installation of the dialogue table in Penonomé, which has been on hold since last October. Political analyst José Eugenio Stoute, told TVN social weariness has not stopped but deepened, because the underlying problems have not been resolved, much less addressed, so in 2023, social peace will break, since the situation is unbearable. "The waste continues, the corruption continues, the mockery of the Panamanian people continues," Stoute said and in 2023 the situation will be very serious He stressed that the National Assembly cannot be exempt from the causes that led to the social outbreak, since they have also "made fun of the Panamanians", comparing the spending of this State Body with that of Colombia, which, having 296 seats, receives $79 million less than that of Panama. He said the Assembly's budget has the endorsement of the President, describing it as “complicity”. Wages decrease Stoute also talked about the decline in the wages of Panamanians, according to figures from the International Labor Organization, which ensures that wages have been reduced by 25%, while the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) points out that, in 2021, 700,00000 Panamanians lived in poverty, in addition, they indicate that close to 400,000 earn less than $600. per month https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama-social-unrest-predicted-for-2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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