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Panama to elect new president against backdrop of social unrest and drought
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 14:03
Country to vote on Sunday after supreme court allows leading presidential contender to remain in the race
Panama’s supreme court has rejected a move to disqualify the candidacy of the leading presidential contender, José Raúl Mulino, two days before the country’s election on Sunday.
The ruling early on Friday removes an element of uncertainty from the vote, but the country remains racked by social discontent, against a backdrop of mass protests, economic slowdown, drought in the Panama Canal and the closure of one of the world’s largest copper mines.
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