During a closing campaign event on Wednesday, Romulo Roux, the opposition presidential candidate, urged Panamanians to vote in the upcoming elections on May 5 to change the Constitution and dismantle the political system that he believes shields corruption.
Roux, a 59-year-old center-right candidate, is one of eight presidential candidates in the elections. Despite trailing behind frontrunner Jose Raul Mulino in the polls, Roux has been vocal about his plans to reform the state by changing the Constitution and implementing measures to combat corruption.
Having previously served as chancellor and minister of the Panama Canal under president Ricardo Martinelli, who is currently in asylum at the embassy of Nicaragua, Roux has distanced himself from his former boss and positioned himself as a candidate for real change in Panama. He has outlined proposals to create jobs, increase minimum pensions, revitalize the economy, implement austerity measures, and build infrastructure projects like a railway from the capital to the western province of Chiriqui.
Roux’s campaign message revolves around the idea of choosing between the status quo of corruption or voting for a new direction that prioritizes transparency and accountability in government. As election day draws nearer, Roux has called on Panamanians to make a choice that will shape their future together.
