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2022 Panamanian protests
Series of civilian protests against the Panamanian government in 2022 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In July 2022, protests broke out in Panama. They were reportedly triggered by rising inflation, corruption, and a cost of living crisis.[4] The economy has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russo-Ukrainian War.[5] On 18 July, Panama City saw the country's largest protest.[6] President Laurentino Cortizo's government deal to cut fuel prices was rejected by trade unions.[7] Protestors blocked sections of the transcontinental Pan-American Highway.[8] On 27 July, security minister Juan Manuel Pino Forero said that the roads were clear for the first time.[9] On 2 August, the teachers strike concluded.[10]
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The government initially selectively froze fuel for collective and selective transportation carriers at US$3.95/gallon at the start of June;[11] they subsequently extended the price freeze to transporters of agricultural cargo.[12] After this price freeze, the National Assembly celebrated the re-election of its president, Crispiano Adames.[13] This joined a long list of other complaints of corruption which have not been investigated by the corresponding authorities, like the approval of the re-election of the rector of the Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí[14] or the supposed nepotism in the management of the Assembly payroll,[15] among others.
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