The Panamanian constitution protects the freedoms of speech, press, religion, and expression (Freedom House). While the current government has been voted in and is less corrupt than the one that came before, the legal system has corruption and very political. This is lowest rating that Freedom House gave Panama as it was rated 9 out of a possible 16 points. Although the new president who was the vice president in the previous administration, “[President] Varela promised to tackle corruption and insecurity, two issues perceived to have increased under the previous president” (Freedom
The Panamanian constitution protects the freedoms of speech, press, religion, and expression (Freedom House). While the current government has been voted in and is less corrupt than the one that came before, the legal system has corruption and very political. This is lowest rating that Freedom House gave Panama as it was rated 9 out of a possible 16 points. Although the new president who was the vice president in the previous administration, “[President] Varela promised to tackle corruption and insecurity, two issues perceived to have increased under the previous president” (Freedom