2004 Panamanian general election

none Panama 1999 Panamanian general election 1999 2009 Panamanian general election 2009 2004 5 2 y yes Presidential election presidential 76.88% ( 0.71pp) Panama.MartinTorrijos.01.jpg Martín Torrijos Democratic Revolutionary Party 711,164 47.44% Guillermo Endara 1993.jpg Guillermo Endara Solidarity Party (Panama) 462,824 30.87% José Miguel Alemán Arnulfista 245,568 16.38% Ricardo Martinelli.PNG Ricardo Martinelli Democratic Change (Panama) 79,491 5.30% President Mireya Moscoso Panameñista Party Martin Torrijos Democratic Revolutionary Party General elections were held in Panama on Sunday, 2 May 2004, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly. Results President For the second consecutive election, Martín Torrijos, son of former military ruler Omar Torrijos, was named the candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD); in 1999, he had lost to Mireya Moscoso. Torrijos ran on a platform of strengthening democracy and negotiating a free trade agreement with the US, and was supported by popular musician and politician Rubén Blades; Torrijos later made Blades the nation's tourism minister.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-192683.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160312141157/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-192683.html usurped March 12, 2016 Nicky Hilton Weds One Hilton ... August 16, 2004 The Washington Post HighBeam Research subscription September 18, 2012 Torrijos' primary rival was Guillermo Endara, who had served as president from 1990 to 1994. Endara ran as the candidate of the Solidarity Party, on a platform of reducing crime and government corruption.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-94049662.html Guillermo Endara, former president of Panama, fights against corruption, crime Mark Stevenson May 2, 2004 Associated Press September 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140923091102/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-94049662.html HighBeam Research subscription usurped August 31, 2012 Endara and the other candidates also ran a series of negative ads highlighting the PRD's connections with former military ruler Manuel Noriega.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-168124.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160414115843/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-168124.html usurped April 14, 2016 General's Son Leads in Panama; Running as a Pro-Capitalist Nationalist, Torrijos Emerges as Favorite in Polls Mary Jordan May 2, 2004 The Washington Post HighBeam Research subscription September 18, 2012 Endara finished second in the race, receiving 31% of the vote to Torrijos' 47%.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-116378324.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140928140916/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-116378324.html usurped September 28, 2014 Not his father's son? Panama's new president May 8, 2004 The Economist HighBeam Research subscription US August 31, 2012 Torrijos assumed office on 1 September 2004. Voters also elected his two vice-presidents, who run on party tickets in conjunction with the presidential candidates. Martín Torrijos New Fatherland 3 Democratic Revolutionary Party 649157 People's Party 62007 711164 Guillermo Endara Solidarity Party 462824 José Miguel Alemán Vision of the Country 4 Arnulfista Party 162830 Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement 60106 National Liberal Party 22632 245568 Ricardo Martinelli Democratic Change 79491 38295 1999553 NohlenElections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.535. Legislative Assembly In addition to its president and vice presidents, Panama elected a new Legislative Assembly (78 members), 20 deputies to represent the country at the Central American Parliament, and a string of mayors and other municipal officers. File:Panamanian Legislative Assembly 2004.svg New Fatherland 3 Democratic Revolutionary Party 549948 41 People's Party 86727 1 636675 42 Vision of the Country 4 Arnulfista Party 279560 17 Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement 125547 4 National Liberal Party 76191 3 481298 24 Solidarity Party 227604 9 Democratic Change 107511 3 71888 1999553 NohlenElections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.528. The Panama City mayor race was won also by the PRD. Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro was re-elected. References External links Official Results (Panamanian Electoral Tribunal) Panama elects ex-dictator's son (BBC) First election since Canal handover (The Guardian) Panama General election Category:Elections in Panama Category:Presidential elections in Panama Panama