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☆ Panama elections: Mulino declared ‘unofficial’ winner of presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Juan Carlos Paz | Mia Alberti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —José Raúl Mulino, a rightwing former public security minister, was declared the “unofficial” winner of Panama’s presidential election on Sunday, the country’s electoral court confirmed. “I receive with joy these results, which are the will of the majority of the Panamanian people in our democracy, which I assume with great responsibility and humility as a Panamanian,” Mulino said during his victory speech. He originally ran as the vice-presidential candidate of former President Ricardo Martinelli. After a court sentenced Martinelli to 11 years in prison for money laundering, Mulino moved to the top of the ticket. “To Ricardo Martinelli: my friend, mission accomplished Ricardo.

Persons: Mulino, Ricardo Lombana, ” Mulino, Ricardo Martinelli, Martinelli, “, Ricardo, ”, Matias Delacroix, Fitch, Panama that’s, El Nino Organizations: CNN, Central Locations: Central American, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Panama’s, Panama City, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia

☆ Most Prominent Voice in Panama’s Election Isn’t on the Ballot
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Leila Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Panama is holding a presidential election on Sunday while facing an odd situation: The most prominent player in the race is not on the ballot. Ricardo Martinelli, a former president of the Central American nation and known to his supporters as “El loco,” or the crazy one, had been a top contender until he was disqualified because of a money laundering conviction. But from inside the Nicaraguan Embassy in Panama City where he was granted asylum, Mr. Martinelli has been strenuously campaigning for José Raúl Mulino, a former public security minister who was his running mate and took his place on the ballot. Mr. Mulino has led the polls in a field of eight candidates, vowing to return Panama to the economic growth it experienced under Mr. Martinelli, who was president from 2009 to 2014.

Persons: Ricardo Martinelli, El, Martinelli, José Raúl, Mulino Organizations: Central, Nicaraguan Embassy Locations: Panama, Central American, Nicaraguan, Panama City

☆ Global trade and immigration on the line in Panama’s presidential vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Achieving Goals presidential candidate José Raúl Mulino speaks with reporters after meeting with members of the Electoral Observation Mission, in Panama City, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The case of former President Ricardo Martinelli, who was disqualified from running by the courts because of a past corruption conviction, stands out. Once the favorite to win this year’s presidential race, Martinelli was disqualified from running by Panama’s electoral court in March because of the conviction and sentence. There are seven other presidential candidates, including current Vice-President José Gabriel Carrizo, former President Martín Torrijos, and Rómulo Roux, another former minister under Martinelli. Martinelli has thrown his support behind Mulino, even releasing campaign videos from inside the Nicaraguan embassy.

Persons: Daniel Zovatto, El Nino, Fitch, ”, José Raúl, José Raúl Mulino, Matias Delacroix, Mulino, Panama that’s, Ricardo Martinelli, Martinelli, José Gabriel Carrizo, Martín Torrijos, Rómulo Roux, “ Organizations: CNN, Central, Latin America, Wilson, Americas Society, Panamanian, Gallup, Nicaraguan Locations: Panama, Central American, Panama City, United States, Venezuela, Panamanian, Colombia, Mulino, Americas, Nicaragua’s, Nicaraguan

☆ Documente declasificate: Cum a încercat CIA să-l asasineze pe actualul lider cubanez Raul Castro
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesDocumente declasificate: Cum a încercat CIA să-l asasineze pe actualul lider cubanez Raul CastroCIA a încercat să-l asasineze pe Raul Castro, fratele lui Fidel Castro, care a anunţat recent că se va retrage de la conducerea Cubei, conform unor documente declasificate recent şi publicate de National Security Archive, informează Agerpres. Cea mai veche tentativă a CIA datează din 1960, când un agent i-a oferit 10.000 de dolari pilotului care îl aducea pe Raul Castro înapoi de la Praga la Havana, pentru a „aranja un accident”, potrivit documentelor declasificate. Dar în timp ce Martinez decolase spre Praga, biroul CIA din Havana a primit ordin să anuleze misiunea, fără a-l putea contacta pe pilot. La întoarcere, pilotul a indicat că „nu a avut ocazia să aranjeze un accident după cum s-a discutat”. Fidel Castro, care a luat puterea în 1959, a sfidat 11 preşedinţi americani şi a supravieţuit nenumăratelor comploturi pentru a-l asasina (638 conform Cărţii Recordurilor Guinness), precum şi unei încercări eşuate de a debarca exilaţi cubanezi sprijiniţi de CIA în Golful Porcilor (sudul insulei) în aprilie 1961.

Persons: cubanez Raul Castro, Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, Jose Raul Martinez, Martinez, Peter Kornbluh, Fidel, Raul Organizations: CIA, cubanez Raul Castro CIA, National, Agerpres, Security, Partidului Comunist Cubanez, Guinness Locations: cubanez, Cubei, Praga, Havana, Statele Unite, Cuba, Golful Porcilor

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