2022 Panamanian protests
Series of civilian protests against the Panamanian government in 2022
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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]
(1 month, 1 week and 3 days)
- Fuel price increase
- Cost of living crisis
- Inflation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Corruption and economic policies of Laurentino Cortizo's government
- Price reduction, including the freezing of fuel price[1]
- Withdrawal of controversial laws approved by the National Assembly
- Resignation of President Laurentino Cortizo and Vice President José Gabriel Carrizo
- Allocation of 6% of national GDP for education by 2024[2]
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| Date | 1 July 2022 – 10 August 2022 (1 month, 1 week and 3 days) | ||
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| Methods | Labor strike, protests, demonstrations, civil resistance and online activism | ||
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Background
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]
