Panama’s Elections: Has Impunity Prevailed?
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By Inés M. Pousadela
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 21 2024 (IPS)
Regional experts called it Panama’s most important election since the 1989 US invasion that deposed de facto president General Manuel Noriega. Panamanians went to the polls amid high inflation and unemployment, with a stagnating economy. Endemic corruption was also high on their long list of concerns, along with access to water, education and a collapsing social security system.
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