General elections were held in

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on Sunday, 2 May 2004, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.

Results

President

For the second consecutive election, Martín Torrijos, son of former military ruler

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, was named the candidate of the

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(PRD); in 1999, he had lost to

Mireya Moscoso Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez de Arias (born July 1, 1946) is a Panamanian politician who served as the President of Panama from 1999 to 2004. She is the country's first female president. Born into a rural family, Moscoso became active in th ...

. Torrijos ran on a platform of strengthening democracy and negotiating a free trade agreement with the US, and was supported by popular musician and politician

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; Torrijos later made Blades the nation's tourism minister. Torrijos' primary rival was

Guillermo Endara Guillermo David Endara Galimany (May 12, 1936 – September 28, 2009) was a Panamanian politician who served as the President of Panama from 1989 to 1994. Raised in a family allied to Panameñista Party founder Arnulfo Arias, Endara attended ...

, who had served as president from 1990 to 1994. Endara ran as the candidate of the Solidarity Party, on a platform of reducing crime and government corruption. Endara and the other candidates also ran a series of negative ads highlighting the PRD's connections with former military ruler

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. Endara finished second in the race, receiving 31% of the vote to Torrijos' 47%. Torrijos assumed office on 1 September 2004. Voters also elected his two vice-presidents, who run on party tickets in conjunction with the presidential candidates.

Legislative Assembly

In addition to its president and vice presidents, Panama elected a new Legislative Assembly (78 members), 20 deputies to represent the country at the

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, and a string of mayors and other municipal officers. The

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mayor race was won also by the PRD. Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro was re-elected.

References

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