Former Panama President Martinelli Nominated for 2024 Race
- Martinelli presided over fast growth, but was extradited to US
- Central American nation to vote for president on May 5
Ricardo Martinelli celebrates being elected as a presidential candidate, in Panama City on June 4.
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Former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli won a presidential primary election for his conservative Realizing Goals party, the electoral authority said on its website.
Martinelli won the primary with 96.7% of votes cast, according to the electoral authority. He will run as the party’s candidate for Panama’s 2024 presidential election.