Elections in Panama

Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 71 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies.

Political culture

Panama has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Schedule

Election

Position	2009	2010	2014
Type	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)	None	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None	President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None	All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None	All positions

Inauguration

Position	2009	2010	2014
Type	Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)	None	Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)
President and vice president	1 July	None	1 July
National Congress	1 July	None	1 July
Provinces, cities and municipalities	1 July	None	1 July

Latest elections

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Juan Carlos Varela	Panameñista Party	724,762	39.09
José Domingo Arias	Democratic Change	581,828	31.38
Juan Carlos Navarro	Democratic Revolutionary Party	521,842	28.14
Genaro López	Broad Front for Democracy	11,127	0.60
Juan Jované	Independent	10,805	0.58
Esteban Rodríguez	Independent	2,240	0.12
Gerardo Barroso	Independent	1,598	0.09
Invalid/blank votes		37,106	–
Total		1,886,308	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,457,401	76.76
Source: Election Tribunal

Past elections and referendums

Template:Panamanian presidential election, 2009 Template:Panamanian parliamentary election, 2009

Template:Panamanian presidential election, 2004 Template:Panamanian legislative election, 2004

References

External links

Adam Carr's Election Archive

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