Q2. After former President Ricardo Martinelli’s disqualification from the race, he chose his former running mate, José Raúl Mulino, to take his place. What is Martinelli’s influence on Mulino’s campaign and potential presidency should Mulino win the election?

Panamanians will elect a new president on Sunday, with eight candidates set to appear on the ballot, and polls showing mixed rankings among the five frontrunners. The result will be final, as Panama's electoral rules do not require a runoff.

Panama's top court kicked off an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to decide on the constitutionality of the presidential candidacy of the former running mate of ex-President Ricardo Martinelli, just days before the election.

The leading candidate to be Panama's next president is a last-minute stand-in who promises to return the Central American country to a boom time.