Mulino wins Panamanian presidential election
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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