Elections in Panama - Definition

Elections in Panama gives information on election and election results in Panama. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-presidents are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has 77 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies. Panama has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Last elections

• Panamanian general election, 2004

Past elections

• Panamanian general election, 1999

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/panama.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/p/panama/)