On 8 April, Colombia became the latest country to propose a rival to the Panama Canal, according to the El Ecomonista from Mexico, with a near-200 km passenger and rail line across the southern, Colombian end of the Darién. The article notes that the project would face environmental, geological and hydrological, social and environmental challenges.
Meanwhile, in Panama, as the election campaign continues, a claim has been made that the replacement for ex-President Martinelli, banned after confirmation of a 10-year prison sentence (though he is currently seeking asylum in the Nicaraguan Embassy), cannot legitimately run himself. The argument appears to be that José Raúl Mulino was not elected in the party primaries for the position of President, only as Martinelli’s running mate for the Vice-Presidency. this is despite the Tribunal Elecoral accepting his candidacy and the Attorney General saying that it did not violate the Constitution.
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