In 1976 he was the moving force of a group of Latino farmworkers, artists, activists and teachers that founded Radio Bilingüe in California’s San Joaquin Valley, and he has led the organization ever since to its current position as a major national public media service. He grew up picking grapes and attending public school in Sonoma County, CA, then went on to graduate from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Hugo Morales is a Mixtec Indian from Oaxaca, Mexico who at the age of nine immigrated to California with his family. International Organization Participation:īCIE, CAN (observer), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA, UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTOĬhief of mission: Ambassador Emanuel Arturo GONZALEZ-REVILLA Lince (since 18 September 2014)Ĭhancery: 2862 McGill Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20007Ĭonsulate(s) general: Atlanta, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DCĬhief of mission: Ambassador John D.KTQX- Lamont Volunteers Hugo Morales, Founder and Executive Director International Law Organization Participation:Īccepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations accepts ICCt jurisdiction Popular Party or PP (formerly Christian Democratic Party or PDC) Panamenista Party (formerly the Arnulfista Party) Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement or MOLIRENA Subordinate courts: appellate courts or Tribunal Superior Labor Supreme Courts Court of Audit circuit courts or Tribunal Circuital (2 each in 9 of the 10 provinces) municipal courts electoral, family, maritime, and adolescent courtsġ0 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 3 indigenous territories* (comarcas) Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Herrera, Kuna Yala*, Los Santos, Ngobe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, Veraguasĭemocratic Change or CD ĭemocratic Revolutionary Party or PRD Judge selection and term of office: magistrates appointed by the president for staggered 10-year terms Highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 magistrates and 9 alternates and divided into civil, criminal, administrative, and general business chambers) Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 yearsĬivil law system judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justiceĭescription: unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (71 seats 45 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - populous towns and cities - by proportional representation vote and 26 directly elected in single-seat constituencies - outlying rural districts - by plurality vote members serve 5-year terms)Įlections: last held on (next to be held in May 2024)Įlection results: percent of vote by party - NA seats by party - PRD 35, CD 18, Panamenista 8, MOLIRENA 5, independent 5 composition - men 55, women 16, percent of women 22.5% Head of government: President Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen (since 1 July 2019) Vice President Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (since 1 July 2019)Ĭabinet: Cabinet appointed by the presidentĮlections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term president eligible for a single non-consecutive term) election last held on (next to be held in 2024)Įlection results: Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen elected president percent of vote - Laurentino CORTIZO Cohen (PRD) 33.3%, Romulo ROUX (CD) 31%, Ricardo LOMBANA (independent) 18.8%, Jose BLANDON (Panamenista Party) 10.8%, Ana Matilde GOMEZ Ruiloba (independent) 4.8%, other 1.3% Chief of state: President Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen (since 1 July 2019) Vice President Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (since 1 July 2019) note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
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