Elections in Panama

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Elections in Panama gives information on election and election results in Panama.

Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-presidents are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has 77 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies. 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.

1 Latest elections
2 Past elections
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Latest elections

Main article: Panamanian election, 2004

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**Summary of the 2 May 2004 Panama presidential election results**
Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Martín Torrijos	Democratic Revolutionary Party	711,447	47.44
Guillermo Endara	Solidarity Party	462,766	30.86
José Miguel Alemán	Arnulfista Party	245,845	16.39
Ricardo Martinelli	Democratic Change	79,595	5.31
Total (turnout 76.9%)		1,499,072	100.0
Ballot papers left blank		17,366	1.13
Spoiled ballot papers		21,276	1.38
Total votes		1,537,714

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**Summary of the 2 May 2004 National Assembly of Panama election results**
Parties	%	Seats
Democratic Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Democrático)	37.8	41
Arnulfista Party (Partido Arnulfista )	19.2	17
Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad)	15.7	9
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista)	8.6	4
Democratic Change (Cambio Democrático)	7.4	3
People's Party (Partido Popular)	6.0	1
National Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Nacional)	5.2	3
Total (turnout 76.9 %)		78
Source: Source: Tribunal Electoral de Panama