LaPRENSA: Interesting article opining on what PNO.com does weekly. The Varela/Martinelli quandry

Politics

The traditional bipartisanship that reigned in Panama was broken in the elections of May 2009 with the arrival of a new force: the one led by the presidential candidate of Cambio Democrático (CD) , Ricardo Martinelli , who along with the standard-bearer of the Panameñista Party , Juan Carlos Varela , integrated the alliance For the Change, that took them to the Presidency of the Republic like president and vice-president, respectively.

Before reaching the alliance, Martinelli fired his artillery against Varela. He called it “the politician of old bones”, a strategy to link it to traditional politics. He sold himself as the new and renewed face of politics. With the polls against, Varela sealed his pact with Martinelli in January 2009 in Pesé, a Panamanian political stronghold. Unified proposals, campaign promises and the goal was to defeat Balbina Herrera , the candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) .

Martinelli, the supermarkets entrepreneur, had already tried to reach the Palacio de las Garzas in the 2004 electoral tournament, but was unsuccessful. And 2009 was your moment. He marketed himself as the candidate who had everything and did not need anything. He promised to fight corruption with a simple and close phrase to the people: “they go clean and come out millionaires”. He took advantage of the little popularity of the government of the PRD Martín Torrijos to capitalize votes.

The duo Martinelli-Varela promised prosperity, clean up the coffers and more security in the streets.

READ MORE:https://impresa.prensa.com/panorama/efecto-Martinelli-adios-bipartidismo_0_5160983890.html

No Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Politics
Martinelli and Zulay team up to focus on San Miguelito before primaries.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/politica/230928/martinelli-confirma-postulacion-zulay-rodriguez-alcaldia-san-miguelito-rm-alianza The presidential candidate for the Realizing Goals (RM) party, Ricardo Martinelli, announced that both his party and the Alianza party will nominate the representative of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Zulay Rodríguez, for mayor of San Miguelito. Rodríguez’s nomination for this position will also be made by the Alianza …

Politics
“All In The Family” Panama style. Martinelli-Linares propsed for VP of RM party.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/230926/tendra-primera-palabra-impugnan The Electoral Tribunal (TE) will have the first word in whether or not it accepts the candidacy of Marta Linares de Martinelli for the vice presidency of the Republic on the presidential list of the Realizing Goals (RM) party, headed by her husband Ricardo Martinelli. The TE itself must …

Politics
Tough year for Zulay as she faces expulsion from the PRD.

Things have taken a turn for the once shining young star of Panamanian politics. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/230907/zulay-defendera-eventual-proceso-expulsion They do! This is how congresswoman Zulay Rodríguez and presidential candidate for free nomination responded to the claims to request her expulsion from the Democratic Revolutionary Party, a political group to which she belongs. On Monday, …