Elections for the President of the Legislative Assembly Unsettles Political Balance

PANAMA - Report 09 Jul 2015 by Marco Fernandez and Guillermo Chapman
On July 1, the first-year anniversary of the Varela administration, elections for the new president of the National Assembly (Panama’s legislative branch) took place. The importance of the National Assembly’s Presidency resides in the fact that it sets the legislative agenda, budgets and commitments, and plays an important role in defining the composition of standing committees (revised annually). Against all odds, PRD Deputy Rubén De León was elected President after defeating the PRD official nominee Crispiano Adames by a 39-31 vote. De León obtained six votes from PRD deputies that rebell...

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