May 3, 2009

'Crazy' Martinelli elected president of Panama

Per BBC, right-wing Ricardo Martinelli, a businessman who owns a major supermarket chain, has defeated Balbina Herrera in Panama's presidential election today.

Per the Nica Times, Martinelli ran a campaign of 'change' as a political outsider, promising to combat crime and help Panama thrive despite uncertain economic times. He is sometimes called “el loco” (the crazy), and Herrera has suggested that he as president would be a crazy choice for Panama. Martinelli played off of that in his campaign, with “We crazies are the majority!” campaign posters.

Twitterers in Panama poked fun at the slogan when they heard he had won the election with more than 60 percent of the vote, according to early estimates:

  1. Andrew Mahfood
    AndyMahfood (Panama) LOS LOCOS SOMOS MAS!... MARTINELLI PRESIDENTE 09! (WE CRAZIES ARE THE MAJORITY... MARTINELLI PRESIDENT 09!)
  2. Shirley Garcia
    Shirley_Garcia (Panama City, Panama) Ricardo Martinelli....Panama's New President!! Definitivamente los locos somos mas!! (Definitely we crazies are the majority!!)
  3. Carol Chong
    carolinee82 (Panama) Martinelli Presidenteeee!!! :) woooaa, LOS LOCOS SOMOS MAS! :D (woooaa, WE CRAZIES ARE THE MAJORITY!)
  4. Alexandra Sousa
    AlexSoRandom (Panama City, Panama) martinelli president! panama will now be officially ruled by a crazy person, but at least he's not tacky
  5. ChrisMarieC
    ChrisMarieC (Panama) Martinelli ? okay i just hope that he does what he promisse :D
  6. Arie Palacio
    Arineth (Panama) Well the Panama's new president is Ricardo Martinelli and Los locos somos mas!
  7. wizard387
    wizard387 (Panama City, Panama) Balbina hablando heno,, nisiquiera acepto el triunfo de Martinelli. (Balbina talking hay, did not even accept the triumph of Martinelli.)


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