Weekly Report - 18 May 2004

PANAMA: Torrijos's legislative majority confirmed

Central America & Caribbean 18 May 2004 Modified: 18 May 2004 426 views

It has now been confirmed that President-elect Martí­n Torrijos will be able to rule from 1 September with a comfortable majority in the legislative assembly, at least as far as ordinary business is concerned. His Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) has also emerged as the largest Panamanian bloc in the Central American parliament, and controls a majority of Panama's 75 mayoralties.

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