Special Insight Papers

The party of former president Mireya Moscoso, the Partido Arnulfista, which suffered a heavy defeat in the presidential elections on 2 May, is no longer even the main opposition in Panama. A new political coalition has shunted the Arnulfistas into third in the pecking order. Meanwhile, the electoral tribunal is considering the legality of a petition drive headed by former legislator and 2004 Panama City mayoral candidate Marco Ameglio to call a special convention of the Arnulfistas. The movement, which has signed up most of the party's convention delegates, aims to replace Moscoso and her supporters in the Arnulfista leadership.