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lol..funny answer cool..now
lets go brief and simple
It is divided in three areas
Excutive Organization, Legilative Legislation and Judicial Organization
Executive: President and Vice President
Legilsative: Legislators, Governor and all other members elected by the public
Judicial: Judges and other members not elected by the public, but elected by the executive and legislative oraganization..
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Panama-Guide.com
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Panama basically has a two party system. There are a whole slew of political parties but only two have been running the country for the past 50 years or so. There is a one-house legislative branch called the National Assembly and whose members are called "deputies." There is one President who is in charge of the Executive branch and two Vice Presidents. The Judicial Branch has three primary levels, with the top being the Supreme Court with nine judges, the middle level Superior Courts, and then a whole bunch of lower level or first level circuit courts. Elections are held every five years. Sitting President's are prevented by the constitution from being re-elected. There are a great many "checks and balances" built into the current Panamanian political structure that were added after the US invasion "Just Cause" in 1989. |
C-Ray
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Government
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Panama
local long form: Republica de Panama
Government type: constitutional democracy
Capital: Panama
Administrative divisions: 9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 territory* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas*, and Veraguas
Independence: 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
National holiday: Independence Day, 3 November (1903)
Constitution: 11 October 1972; major reforms adopted 1978, 1983 and 1994
Legal system: based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch: chief of state: President Martin TORRIJOS Espino; First Vice President Samuel LEWIS Navarro; Second Vice President Ruben AROSEMENA Valdes; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice presidents elected on the same ticket by popular vote for five-year terms (eligible for two more terms); note - beginning in 2009, Panama will have only one vice president.
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (formerly called Legislative Assembly) or Asamblea Nacional (78 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in 2009, the number of seats will change to 71
Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (nine judges appointed for 10-year terms); five superior courts; three courts of appeal |
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