Elections
Jun 26 2009, Oscar

“What is at stake today is not just the result of an election, but rather the future of democracy, of representative institutions,” he said. “For years … crime was allowed to grow expand and penetrate. Perhaps people thought it was a...

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Balbina Herrera, presidential candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary party, greets supporters after voting during presidential elections in Panama City, Sunday, May 3, 2009.