Panama elects on national level a head of state, i.e. 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

Position200920102011201220132014
Type Presidential (May)
National Congress (May)
Gubernatorial (May)		NonePresidential (May)
National Congress (May)
Gubernatorial (May)
President and
vice president		 President and vice presidentNonePresident and vice president
National Congress All seatsNoneAll seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities All positionsNoneAll positions

Inauguration

Position200920102011201220132014
Type Presidential (July)
National Congress (July)
Gubernatorial (July)		NonePresidential (July)
National Congress (July)
Gubernatorial (July)
President and
vice president		 1 JulyNone1 July
National Congress 1 JulyNone1 July
Provinces, cities and municipalities 1 JulyNone1 July

Latest elections

President

CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Laurentino CortizoJoining ForcesDemocratic Revolutionary Party609,63831.03
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement45,6642.32
Total655,30233.35
Rómulo RouxChange to Wake UpDemocratic Change564,29728.72
Alliance Party44,7062.28
Total609,00331.00
Ricardo LombanaIndependent368,96218.78
José BlandónPanama We CanPanameñista Party174,1138.86
People's Party38,8181.98
Total212,93110.84
Ana Matilde GómezIndependent93,6314.77
Saúl MéndezBroad Front for Democracy13,5400.69
Marco AmeglioIndependent11,4080.58
Total1,964,777100.00
Valid votes1,964,77797.58
Invalid/blank votes48,6562.42
Total votes2,013,433100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,757,82373.01
Source: Election Tribunal

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Revolutionary Party542,10529.9935+9
Democratic Change405,79822.4518–6
Panameñista Party312,63517.308–8
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement92,3405.115+3
People's Party65,0283.600–1
Alliance Party43,6702.420–1
Broad Front for Democracy22,7111.2600
Independents323,15317.885+4
Total1,807,440100.00710
Valid votes1,807,44092.68
Invalid/blank votes142,6637.32
Total votes1,950,103100.00
Source: Tribunal Electoral

See also

References

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