Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo declared victory in Panama's presidential election on Sunday after an unexpectedly tight race that put him less than two points ahead of Romulo Roux, who has not conceded defeat. Roux has called for a full vote count, saying that he found ballot irregularities in some voting areas. Cortizo, 66, said that his rival had the right to contest the results, but declared himself the clear winner. "We're going to do a public count of the ballots until we can determine the truth of what's happened here today." Panama previously appeared on the FATF's list of countries deemed deficient in their measures to tackle money laundering.

Source: dna May 06, 2019 03:22 UTC