Authors:
José Alberto López Rafaschieri and Luis Alberto López Rafaschieri
www.morochos.net
Panamanians will elect a new president on May 3, 2009. For this election the main competitors are Balbina Herrera, of the rulling Revolutionary Democratic Party, and Ricardo Martinelli, of the Democratic Change party.
A big stain of the Revolutionary Democratic Party is its past as the political arm of Omar Torrijos' military dictatorship, who was father of the current president. For what most of its members are linked to the oligarchy that have managed the political power for personal gain in Panama for years. As an example we can cite that dictator Torrijos and his later imitator Manuel Noriega were part of the same group of officers who sought to maintain political power in the hands of military dictatorships.
For his part Ricardo Martinelli is a successful businessman, an "outsider" from a young political party that represents the change in Panama.
According to the latest opinion survey, Martinelli has 46% of the electorate, so he is the favorite to win. Balbina Herrera has 35% of popular support, Gullermo Endara 3% and 16% of Panamanians are not sure whom to vote. This survey was conducted from March 28 to 31 by Ipsos, sample size of 1082 Panamanians and margin of error of 3.2%.
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