Panamanian voters overwhelmingly rejected their president's bid for a second five-year term on Sunday, cutting short the ambitions of a man closely linked to former strongman General Manuel Noriega. President Ernesto Perez Balladares had asked voters to alter the constitution and allow him to run again in May. Voters said no by nearly a 2-to-1 margin.
Balladeres Defeated
Panamanian voters overwhelmingly rejected their president's bid for a second five-year term on Sunday, cutting short the ambitions of a man closely linked to former strongman General Manuel Noriega. President Ernesto Perez Balladares had asked voters to alter the constitution and allow him to run again in May. Voters said no by nearly a 2-to-1 margin.
