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Panamanians voted in large numbers Sunday to elect a new president amid concerns over corruption scandals and the country’s image as a money launderers paradise. Panama’s Electoral Tribunal said turnout could reach 80 percent, and many polling places appeared crowded through the morning. Some 2.7 million people are eligible to vote.

(MENAFN - Newsroom Panama) Panama President, Laurentino Cortizo was unfocused when he spoke to the nation on Wednesday about the physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of minors in shelters in the country says Olga De Obaldia, executive director of the Panamanian chapter of Transparency International. Her views are echoed by lawmakers,  politicians. Psychiatrists  and civil society leaders  For example, he spoke of increasing penalties, but not of the comprehensive protection of children...