Panama

In 1989, during its first election monitoring mission, a Carter Center delegation led by President Carter declared the Panamanian presidential elections fraudulent, marking both the start of a new era in that nation's democracy and the launch of the Center's pioneering role in global election observation for decades to come.

Waging Peace

The Carter Center has worked in Panama for more than two decades to strengthen democratic practices and promote peace by observing elections, fostering public dialogue on national goals, encouraging transparency in government operations, and urging a moratorium on arms purchases and sales.

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