Panameñista Party

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The Panameñista Party (Spanish: Partido Panameñista) is a Panamanian political party.

Its former name, Arnulfista Party is a homage to Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid, who was a three-time president of Panama (1940-41, 1949-51, and 1968) and whose widow Mireya Moscoso is the immediate past (1999-2004) president.

The party was founded in 1990. At the last legislative elections, 2 May 2004, the party won 19.2 % of the popular vote and 17 out of 78 seats. José Miguel Alemán of the Partido Arnulfista won the same day at the presidential elections 16.4 % of the vote. On August 10th, 2005 the Electoral Tribunal of Panama accepted the change on the name of the party to Partido Panameñista.