Elections in Panama

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Panama elects on national level a head of state, i.e. the president, and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 71 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies.

Political culture[edit]

Further information: Political parties in Panama

Panama has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Schedule[edit]

Election[edit]

Position 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Type Presidential (May)
National Congress (May)
Gubernatorial (May)		 None Presidential (May)
National Congress (May)
Gubernatorial (May)
President and
vice president 		President and vice president None President and vice president
National Congress All seats None All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities All positions None All positions

Inauguration[edit]

Position 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Type Presidential (July)
National Congress (July)
Gubernatorial (July)		 None Presidential (July)
National Congress (July)
Gubernatorial (July)
President and
vice president 		1 July None 1 July
National Congress 1 July None 1 July
Provinces, cities and municipalities 1 July None 1 July

Latest elections[edit]

Main article: 2019 Panamanian general election

President[edit]

CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Laurentino CortizoJoining ForcesDemocratic Revolutionary Party609,63831.03
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement45,6642.32
Total655,30233.35
Rómulo RouxChange to Wake UpDemocratic Change564,29728.72
Alliance Party44,7062.28
Total609,00331.00
Ricardo LombanaIndependent368,96218.78
José BlandónPanama We CanPanameñista Party174,1138.86
People's Party38,8181.98
Total212,93110.84
Ana Matilde GómezIndependent93,6314.77
Saúl MéndezBroad Front for Democracy13,5400.69
Marco AmeglioIndependent11,4080.58
Total1,964,777100.00
Valid votes1,964,77797.58
Invalid/blank votes48,6562.42
Total votes2,013,433100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,757,82373.01
Source: Election Tribunal

National Assembly[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Revolutionary Party542,10529.9935+9
Democratic Change405,79822.4518–6
Panameñista Party312,63517.308–8
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement92,3405.115+3
People's Party65,0283.600–1
Alliance Party43,6702.420–1
Broad Front for Democracy22,7111.2600
Independents323,15317.885+4
Total1,807,440100.00710
Valid votes1,807,44092.68
Invalid/blank votes142,6637.32
Total votes1,950,103100.00
Source: Tribunal Electoral

Elected members[edit]

The following members were elected:

Circuit 1-1[edit]
  • Benicio Robinson (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Abel Beker (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
Circuit 2-1[edit]
  • Néstor Guardia (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Daniel Ramos (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
Circuit 2-2[edit]
  • Melchor Herrera (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 2-3[edit]
  • Luis Ernesto Carles (Panameñista Party)[1][2]
Circuit 2-4[edit]
Circuit 3-1[edit]
  • Jairo Salazar (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Mariano López (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
  • Leopoldo Benedetti (Democratic Change)
  • Pedro Torres (Panameñista Party)
Circuit 3-2[edit]
  • Nelson Jackson (Democratic Change)[1][2]
Circuit 4-1[edit]
  • Fernando Arce (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Miguel Fanovich (MOLIRENA)
  • Hugo Méndez (Panameñista Party)
Circuit 4-2[edit]
  • Everardo Concepción (Panameñista Party)[1][2]
Circuit 4-3[edit]
  • Juan Esquivel (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Rony Araúz (Democratic Change)
Circuit 4-4[edit]
  • Gonzalo González (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
Circuit 4-5[edit]
Circuit 4-6[edit]
  • Ana Giselle Rosas (Democratic Change)[1][2]
Circuit 5-1[edit]
  • Arnulfo Díaz (Democratic Change)[1][2]
Circuit 5-2[edit]
  • Jaime Vargas (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 6-1[edit]
  • Alejandro Castillero (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 6-2[edit]
  • Julio Mendoza (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 6-3[edit]
  • Marcos Castillero (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 7-1[edit]
  • Eric Broce (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 7-2[edit]
  • Olivares Frías (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 8-1[edit]
  • Kayra Harding (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Marylín Vallarino (Democratic Change)
  • Yesenia Rodríguez (Panameñista Party)
Circuit 8-2[edit]
  • Yanibel Ábrego (Democratic Change)[1][2]
Circuit 8-3[edit]
  • José Herrera (Democratic Change)[1][2]
Circuit 8-4[edit]
  • Roberto Ábrego (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Roberto Ayala (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
  • Lilia Batista (Democratic Change)
Circuit 8-5[edit]
  • Hernán Delgado (Democratic Change)[1][2]
Circuit 8-6[edit]
  • Raúl Pineda (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Leandro Ávila (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
  • Zulay Rodríguez (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
  • Pancho Alemán (MOLIRENA)
  • Dalia Bernal (Democratic Change)
  • Itzi Atencio (Panameñista Party)
  • Juan Diego Vásquez (Independent)
Circuit 8-7[edit]
  • Crispiano Adames (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Héctor Brands (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
  • Corina Cano (MOLIRENA)
  • Sergio "Chello" Gálvez (Democratic Change)
  • Gabriel Silva (Independent)
Circuit 8-8[edit]
  • Javier Sucre (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Victor Castillo (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
  • Mayín Correa (Democratic Change)
  • Edison Broce (Independent)
  • Raúl Fernández (Independent)
Circuit 8-9[edit]
  • Alina González (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Tito Rodríguez (MOLIRENA)
  • Genésis Arjona (Democratic Change)
Circuit 8-10[edit]
  • Edwin Zúñiga (Democratic Change)[1][2]
  • Alaín Cedeño (Democratic Change)
  • Cenobia Vargas (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
  • Elías Vigil (Panameñista Party)
Circuit 9-1[edit]
  • Luis Rafael Cruz (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
  • Fátima Agrazal (Democratic Change)
Circuit 9-2[edit]
  • Ariel Alba (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 9-3[edit]
  • Eugenio Bernal (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 9-4[edit]
  • Ricardo Torres (Democratic Revoltuonary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 10-1[edit]
  • Petita Ayarza (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 10-2[edit]
  • Arquesio Arias (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]
Circuit 12-1[edit]
  • Leopoldo Archibold (Democratic Change)[1][2]
Circuit 12-2[edit]
  • Adan Bejerano (Independent)[1][2]
Circuit 12-3[edit]
  • Ricardo Santo (Democratic Revolutionary Party)[1][2]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Herrera was elected, but his term was served by his alternate.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "DIPUTADOS GANADORES 2019" (PDF). Tribunal Electoral. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Plan General de Elecciones (PLAGEL 2022-2024)". Tribunal Electoral. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ Espinoza, Tereza (2024-05-06). "Medio cociente y residuo los salvan: Pineda, 'Bolota' Salazar, Robinson y Gálvez se mantienen en la Asamblea". Tvn Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-23.

External links[edit]

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