The sample of the company Mercadeo Planificado S.A., at the request of the newspaper La Prensa, specifies that among the provinces, the greatest rejection of this Executive are in Colon (97 percent); West Panama (97), and Chiriqui (92).

One of the population groups that most repudiate the administration of the President is the young people since 96 percent of them, between 26 and 35 years old, categorized it as bad or very bad.

The survey adds that 90 percent of Panamanian voters say they are against mining activity, mainly for ecological reasons and because it is not beneficial for the country.

In November last year, the Supreme Court of Justice, under the pressure of popular protests that shook Panama, declared unconstitutional a contract signed between the Government and Minera Panama, a subsidiary of the Canadian transnational First Quantum, after which the Executive ordered a closure plan.

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