Panama wins U.N. Security Council seat
Panama won a seat on the U.N. Security Council with the 48th ballot Tuesday after U.S.-backed Guatemala and Venezuela, led by leftist anti-American President Hugo Chavez, dropped out to end a deadlock.
Ref. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_...ecurity_council
Panama's vice president wins presidential vote:
According to official results, at the time he was declared the winner, Varela had 39 percent of the votes, compared to 32 percent for Arias. Former Panama City Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro was third in the seven-candidate field with 27 percent. Ref. Source 4