José Raúl Mulino, a rightwing former public security minister, was declared the “unofficial” winner of Panama’s presidential election on Sunday, the country’s electoral court confirmed. With over 90% of the total vote counted, Mulino secured about 34% of the ballots. His next closest rival, Ricardo Lombana, took second place with about 25%. Mulino has pledged to return the country to its economic heyday and to tackle high unemployment with a plan to incentivize private hiring with government... Read this story
