Researcher at the International Center for Political and Social Studies, AIP (Panama). PhD in Sociology and Anthropology from the Complutense University of Madrid. Expert in public opinion studies.
Under pressure from Washington and unfounded accusations, Panama cedes ground to the United States and breaks key agreements with China, marking a geopolitical shift in the control of the interoceanic canal.
Ricardo Martinelli led all polls for years. But after being disqualified by a sentence of more than 10 years in prison for money laundering, he was relieved by José Raúl Mulino, who is emerging as the probable winner.
The trigger for the demonstrations was the increase in gasoline, food and medicine prices, but, according to CIEPS survey data, corruption is the underlying problem that unleashed them.