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Number. Tens of thousands. Thousands. In July 2022, protests broke out in Panama. They were reportedly triggered by rising inflation, corruption, and a cost of living crisis. [4] The economy has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. [5] On 18 July, Panama City saw the country's largest protest. [6]
2023 Panamanian protests. A series of protests began in Panama on 20 October 2023 following the immediate passing of a 20-to-40-year mining contract between the government of Panama and First Quantum Minerals, [ 6] the operator of Cobre Panamá, the largest open-pit copper mine in Central America, placed 20 minutes away from the western coast ...
v. 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]
August 9, 2024 at 2:52 PM. By Elida Moreno. PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino asked the U.S. to accelerate aid deliveries for repatriating migrants who cross into ...
Panama estimates that it will cost about $1.2 billion to relocate the 38,000 or so inhabitants who will face rising sea levels in the short- and medium-term, said Ligia Castro, climate change ...
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gave a scathing response to an offer on Friday from his Panamanian counterpart, Jose Raul Mulino, to facilitate his departure to a third ...
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 ...
v. t. e. The separation of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama. From the Independence of Panama from Spain in 1821, Panama had simultaneously declared independence from Spain and joined itself to the confederation of Gran Colombia through the Independence Act of Panama. Panama ...