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Laurentino " Nito " Cortizo Cohen (Spanish pronunciation: [lawɾenˈtino koɾˈtiso ˈko.en]; born 30 January 1953) is a Panamanian politician who served as the 38th President of Panama from 2019 to 2024. Previously, he served as President of the National Assembly (2000–2001) [ 1 ] and Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development (2004 ...
The following individuals were leaders of the junta. Assumed power in the 1968 coup d'état.Styled as Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution from 11 October 1968.Killed in an air crash. Styled as Maximum Leader of the National Liberation from 15 December 1989.Deposed in the US invasion.
t. e. General elections were held in Panama on 5 May 2024 to elect a new President of Panama, members of the National Assembly and local governments. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Due to constitutional term limits, incumbent president Laurentino Cortizo was ineligible for a second consecutive term. [ 4 ]
José Raúl Mulino Quintero (born 13 June 1959) is a Panamanian politician, diplomat and lawyer currently 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. [2] He ...
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. The Judiciary is independent of the ...
Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos βaˈɾela roˈðɾiɣes]; born 13 December 1963) is a Panamanian businessman and former politician who served as the 37th President of Panama from 2014 to 2019. Varela previously was Vice President of Panama from 2009 to 2014 and Minister of Foreign Relations from 2009 to ...
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Panama, [ a ] officially the Republic of Panama, [ b ] is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose ...