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This article lists political parties in Panama. Panama has a multi-party system . Although there are three major political parties , no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments .
The politics of Panama take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic with multi-party system, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the president. Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly.
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1 Political culture. 2 Schedule. Toggle Schedule subsection. 2.1 Election. 2.2 Inauguration. 3 Latest elections. ... Panama has a multi-party system, ...
The Another Way Movement is a new political party founded by Ricardo Lombana, who came third in the 2019 Panamanian presidential election. [62] It nominated Lombana for the presidency through a national congress, as the party has less than the 100,000 adherents that would require a primary. [ 63 ]
Domestic and international political pressure orchestrated by Torrijos against the United States was viewed as nationalist. Despite his aggressive methods, Torrijos is recognized as one of the most popular leaders Panama has ever had. With the signing of the Canal Treaties, Torrijos committed to restoring at least nominal civilian rule to Panama.
The Alliance Party was a new political party led by Assembly member José Muñoz. José Domingo Arias, the losing CD presidential candidate in 2014, won its primary with over 90% of the vote. [28] The party later chose to ally itself with the CD candidacy of Rómulo Roux, [29] with Arias declining his presidential candidacy. [30]
In 1935 the party was joined by a small group of Trotskyites headed by Diógenes de la Rosa. [5] In the 1930s, Porras had widespread support among the workers of Panama City and the party seemed to have potential for becoming one of the republic's major political forces. [6] The Socialist Party challenged the Communist domination of the labor ...