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2004 Panamanian general election

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countryPanama
previous_election1999 Panamanian general election
previous_year1999
next_election2009 Panamanian general election
next_year2009
election_date
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_namePresidential election
typepresidential
turnout76.88% ( 0.71pp)
image1Panama.MartinTorrijos.01.jpg
nominee1Martín Torrijos
party1Democratic Revolutionary Party
popular_vote1711,164
percentage147.44%
image2Guillermo Endara 1993.jpg
nominee2Guillermo Endara
party2Solidarity Party (Panama)
popular_vote2462,824
percentage230.87%
nominee4José Miguel Alemán
party4Arnulfista
popular_vote4245,568
percentage416.38%
image5Ricardo Martinelli.PNG
nominee5Ricardo Martinelli
party5Democratic Change (Panama)
popular_vote579,491
percentage55.30%
titlePresident
before_electionMireya Moscoso
before_partyPanameñista Party
after_electionMartin Torrijos
after_partyDemocratic Revolutionary Party

General elections were held in Panama on Sunday, 2 May 2004, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.

Results

President

For the second consecutive election, Martín Torrijos, son of former military ruler Omar Torrijos, was named the candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD); in 1999, he had lost to Mireya Moscoso. Torrijos ran on a platform of strengthening democracy and negotiating a free trade agreement with the US, and was supported by popular musician and politician Rubén Blades; Torrijos' primary rival was Guillermo Endara, who had served as president from 1990 to 1994. Endara ran as the candidate of the Solidarity Party, on a platform of reducing crime and government corruption. Endara and the other candidates also ran a series of negative ads highlighting the PRD's connections with former military ruler Manuel Noriega. Endara finished second in the race, receiving 31% of the vote to Torrijos' 47%.

Torrijos assumed office on 1 September 2004. Voters also elected his two vice-presidents, who run on party tickets in conjunction with the presidential candidates.

Legislative Assembly

In addition to its president and vice presidents, Panama elected a new Legislative Assembly (78 members), 20 deputies to represent the country at the Central American Parliament, and a string of mayors and other municipal officers.

The Panama City mayor race was won also by the PRD. Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro was re-elected.

References

References

  1. (August 16, 2004). "Nicky Hilton Weds One Hilton ...". The Washington Post.
  2. Mark Stevenson. (May 2, 2004). "Guillermo Endara, former president of Panama, fights against corruption, crime". Associated Press.
  3. Mary Jordan. (May 2, 2004). "General's Son Leads in Panama; Running as a Pro-Capitalist Nationalist, Torrijos Emerges as Favorite in Polls". The Washington Post.
  4. (May 8, 2004). "Not his father's son? Panama's new president.(Martin Torrijos)". The Economist.
  5. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.535.
  6. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.528.
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