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Mr Mulino replaced Mr Martinelli as candidate after the firebrand former leader was banned from running after being sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Polls closed in presidential elections in Panama Sunday that featured a crowded field of eight candidates, led by the protege of a graft-convicted former head of state. The vote comes as the country grapples with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled the economic ..

The stand-in for banned ex-President Ricardo Martinelli has promised to boost the economy.

Jose Mulino replaced former President Ricardo Martinelli, who has asylum in the Nicaraguan Embassy after being convicted of corruption.

By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanians will head to the polls in Sunday's general election to elect one of eight contenders to be the nation's next president and vote for hundreds of local lawmakers and officials....

Panamanians vote in presidential elections Sunday from a crowded field of eight candidates, with the protege of a graft-convicted ex-head of state in the lead.

Panamanians vote in presidential elections Sunday from a crowded field of eight candidates, with the protege of a graft-convicted ex-head of state in the lead.On Friday, Panamanian salsa legend and activist Ruben Blades called his compatriots not to vote for a man he described as "a frontman for a confirmed crook."

Panamanians head to polls to vote in presidential elections from a crowded field of eight candidates, with the protege of a graft-convicted ex-head of s

Panamanians started voting Sunday in presidential elections featuring a crowded field of eight candidates led by the protege of a former head of state convicted of corruption.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanians began voting Sunday In an election Even though the country's former president was not on the ballot, it was consumed by