José Raul Molino leads the vote for the President of Panama

Among the eight presidential candidates, Molyneux has recorded a significant difference from his closest rivals since the closure of polling stations and the start of the informal transmission of results (TER) system.

The RM and Alianza candidate leads Ricardo Lombana, from the Otro Camino movement; Former President Martin Torrijos (2004-2009), for the Popular Party; and Romulo Roux, of the Cambio Democrático and Panamesta parties, in that order.

Molino was able to compete in this tournament after the Supreme Court of Justice upheld his contested candidacy, to succeed former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), and the latter was excluded from participating in the general elections due to his imprisonment for more than 10 years in exchange for money. Money laundering.

Martinelli is now seeking asylum at the Nicaraguan embassy in the capital of the Isthmus country.

He is 64 years old, a standard bearer of RM and Alianza, and previously held the positions of Government (2009-2010), Security (2010), and Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs (April 2012), with a degree in Law and Political Science.

Molyneux also obtained a master’s degree in maritime law from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

The former member of organizations such as the Association of Business Executives and the National Council of Private Enterprises is now following Martinelli’s lines with a plan called the “Alliance to Save Panama,” which speaks to the ambitious promise of putting more “zhen chen” (money) in the pockets of Panamanians.

He always remained the favorite in various opinion polls to enter as chief tenant of the Palacio de las Garzas (the seat of the executive power), although the claim of unconstitutionality of the position he aspired to in this race weighed heavily on him, because his election as a presidential candidate was not determined in the primaries. For RM party.

In his government plan, which Prensa Latina had access to, he stated that the local economy would grow by 7.0 percent.

To this end, the initiative promises, among other initiatives, to generate the largest “first business plan” in history, while creating thousands of new job opportunities, especially for young people.

It is also committed to ensuring that Panama ranks first in Latin America on the list of countries with the highest minimum wages.

On the other hand, it calls for a new program to rehabilitate and build roads to improve the country’s infrastructure and generate employment opportunities, in addition to launching a commuter train project from the capital to the city of David (Chiriqui), in the far west of the country. Country.

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