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Thomas Graham in Mexico City

Panama elects former security minister José Raúl Mulino as next president

a white-haired man in a blue shirt spreads his arms wide
José Raúl Mulino gestures during a speech at his campaign headquarters in Panama City on Sunday. Photograph: Bienvenido Velasco/EPA

José Raúl Mulino, a former security minister, has emerged from a chaotic campaign to become Panama’s next president — and will now have to address a cocktail of social discontent with just a fraction of the seats in parliament.

Amid record turnout, Mulino won 34.3% of the vote, followed by the lawyer Ricardo Lombana on 24.8% and former president Martín Torrijos on 16%.

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