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Mulino wins Panamanian presidential election
Presidential candidate Jose Raul Mulino, of the Achieving Goals party, is surrounded by supporters after winning on the day of the general electing in Panama City, May 5, 2024
JOSE RAUL MULINO was announced as Panama’s new president on Sunday and will now lead the central American country for the next five years — despite all but retiring from politics just over six months ago.
Preliminary results of Sunday’s poll gave Mr Mulino 35 per cent of the vote and a nine point lead over his nearest opponent.
Standing before a pack of supporters Sunday night, Mr Mulino said: “I never imagined this.”
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