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Laurentino Cortizo Cohen was born in Panama City to Laurentino Cortizo, a Galician from Beariz, Spain, and Esther Cohen, of Jewish descent. [ 4 ] The eldest of six siblings, Cortizo attended Javier Elementary School and completed his secondary education at La Salle College in Diriamba , Nicaragua.
José Raúl Mulino Quintero (born 13 June 1959) is a Panamanian politician, diplomat and lawyer serving as the 39th president of Panama since 2024. He ran for president in the 2024 Panamanian election, which he won with 34% of the vote as the Realizing Goals candidate and a substitute for former President Ricardo Martinelli.
Acting President — 1 March 1910 1 October 1910 214 days PLN — Federico Boyd (1851–1924) Acting President — 1 October 1910 5 October 1910 4 days PLN — Pablo Arosemena (1836–1920) Acting President — 5 October 1910 1 October 1912 1 year, 362 days PLN: 3 Belisario Porras Barahona (1856–1942) First tenure: 1912: 1 October 1912 1 ...
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama's new president, Jose Raul Mulino, took office on Monday vowing to curb illegal immigration, with his government quickly signing an agreement with the United States ...
José Raúl Mulino, a rightwing former public security minister, was declared the “unofficial” winner of Panama’s presidential election on Sunday, the country’s electoral court confirmed.
The president-elect got there with strong support from Martinelli, arguably the most important tool in Mulino’s campaign as he rode the fiery ex-leader’s popularity to victory. While he lacks Martinelli’s charisma, the economic boom seen under his ally pushed many voters to support Mulino at a time that Panama’s economy has lagged.
The debate occurred as Panama awaited a ruling from the Supreme Court on a challenge to electoral authorities’ decision to let Mulino run without a vice presidential candidate on his ticket.
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.