Panama Has Voted: After Torrijos Comes Martinelli

On May 3 of this year, the Panamanians elected their next president, their next parliament, the members of the corregimientos – the lowest tier in the country’s administrative hierarchy – and Panama’s representatives in the Central American Parliament. At nearly 60 percent of the vote, the outstanding winner of the presidential election was Ricardo Martinelli of the Cambio Democrático (CD).