Martinelli Wins Majority in National Assembly, Pedro Miguel Gonzalez Loses His Seat
(panama-guide.com) According to Frank De Lima, one of Ricardo Martinelli's top economic advisors, the "Alliance for Change" has gained a controlling majority in Panama's National Assembly lawmaking body in today's elections. "We don't have all of the details yet, but we understand we've won a majority in the Assembly," de Lima said this evening at the Marriott hotel in Panama City, the headquarters of the Martinelli campaign. When I asked specifically about Pedro Miguel Gonzalez who has been indicted as a terrorist by the United States in the 1992 murder of US Army Sergeant Zak Hernandez, he said "he lost his seat." The really nice part about that is as of 1 July 2009 Pedro Miguel Gonzalez will lose all diplomatic immunity as a sitting Panamanian lawmaker and he will turn back into regular old "Mr. Gonzalez." Frank de Lima said, "that's right - he could be picked up anywhere. And, we would help..." I told him to be careful, because someone might just take him up on that offer in the not too distant future. Panama Guide's next prediction - Pedro Miguel Gonzalez flies to Cuba on 30 June 2009. De Lima also said Bosco Vallarino was "up by 10 points the last I heard."
