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National Assembly of the Republic of Panama Asamblea Nacional de la República de Panamá | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1906[1] |
| Leadership | |
Jorge Herrera (PAN) since 1 July 2025 | |
First vice president | Eduardo Vásquez (CD) since 1 July 2025 |
Second vice president | Eliécer Castrellón (PP) since 1 July 2025 |
General secretary | Carlos Alvarado (PRD) since 1 July 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 71 members |
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Political groups | Government (17)[2] Realizing Goals Group (15):
Democratic Mixed Group (2):
Support (17) Democratic Revolutionary Party Group (12): Democratic Change Group (3): Democratic Mixed Group (2): Opposition (49)[3] Vamos Independent Group (18):
Panameñista Group (8): Democratic Change Group (5): Seguimos Group (4):
Democratic Mixed Group (1):
Non-affiliated (1):
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Length of term | 5 years[4] |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting in outlying rural districts andparty-list proportional representation in cities | |
Last election | 5 May 2024 |
Next election | 6 May 2029 |
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| Justo Arosemena Palace,Panama City | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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Legislature |
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TheNational Assembly of Panama (Spanish:Asamblea Nacional de Panamá), formerly theLegislative Assembly of Panama(Asamblea Legislativa de Panamá), is thelegislative branch of the government of theRepublic of Panama.
It is aunicameral legislature, currently made up of 71 members, who serve five-year terms. Legislators from outlying rural districts are chosen by afirst past the post method, while districts located in more populous towns and cities elect multiple legislators by means of aproportion-based formula. Panama's legislative elections are held simultaneous with itspresidential and local elections.
Panama also returns a delegation of 20 deputies to the supranationalCentral American Parliament.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Realizing Goals | 367,378 | 17.17 | 15 | New | |
| Democratic Revolutionary Party | 347,692 | 16.25 | 12 | −23 | |
| Democratic Change | 239,529 | 11.19 | 8 | −10 | |
| Panameñista Party | 227,692 | 10.64 | 8 | 0 | |
| Another Way Movement | 149,462 | 6.99 | 3 | New | |
| People's Party | 128,504 | 6.01 | 2 | +2 | |
| Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement | 67,908 | 3.17 | 1 | −4 | |
| Alliance Party | 62,313 | 2.91 | 2 | +2 | |
| Independent Social Alternative Party | 34,250 | 1.60 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 514,900 | 24.06 | 20 | +15 | |
| Total | 2,139,628 | 100.00 | 71 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,139,628 | 94.49 | |||
| Invalid votes | 61,340 | 2.71 | |||
| Blank votes | 63,404 | 2.80 | |||
| Total votes | 2,264,372 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,999,625 | 75.49 | |||
| Source: Tribunal Electoral[5] | |||||
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