How a Journalist Helped Spark an Anti-Corruption Wave in Panama
How a Journalist Helped Spark an Anti-Corruption Wave in Panama
Panama’s next Congress takes office on July 1 with more independent members than ever before. Mary Triny Zea is part of the reason why.
Running for office was never in Gabriel Silva’s plans. The 30-year-old lawyer, who on July 1 will begin his first term as a member of Panama’s Congress, was moved to enter politics out of desperation.
“Seeing the same corrupt politicians who have been there since I was born seeking re-election made me feel like I had to do something, and I had to do it now,” Silva told AQ.
Silva, who previously specialized in anti-corruption efforts, promised voters in May’s national elections that he would use that experience to try to clean up politics. The pitch worked: He was...
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