(2 Jul 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Panama City, Panama - 01 July 2024
1. José Raúl Mulino arriving at his swearing-in ceremony as president of Panama
2. Swearing-in ceremony
3. Mulino taking oath as president
4. Lawmakers listening to speech
5. Mulino receiving presidential sash
6. Mulino approaching podium
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) José Raúl Mulino, president of Panama:
"I won’t allow Panama to be an open path for thousands of people who enter our country illegally, supported by an international organization related to drug trafficking and human trafficking."
8. Pan Left-right: King Felipe VI of Spain, President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader, President of Colombia Gustavo Petro, and Prime Minister of Belize Johnny Briceño
STORYLINE:
José Raúl Mulino was sworn in on Monday as Panama’s next president.

The new leader faces pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects Panama with Colombia.

The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration through the jungle-clad and largely lawless border.

"I won’t allow Panama to be an open path for thousands of people who enter our country illegally, supported by an international organization related to drug trafficking and human trafficking," Mulino said after he was sworn in.

More than half a million people crossed the corridor last year and more than 190,000 people have already crossed in 2024.

Most of them hailed from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and China.

Shortly after Mulino’s inauguration, Panama said in a statement that the U.S. had committed Monday to covering the cost of repatriation of migrants who enter illegally through the Darien.

Mulino won the election in May in a crowded field with more than 30% of the vote.

He replaced former President Ricardo Martinelli as candidate after the former leader was banned from running after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering.

In addition to migration, Mulino will have to manage one of the world’s key trade routes, the Panama Canal, which was forced to limit traffic this year by persistent drought.

Mulino also criticized the outgoing administration of President Laurentino Cortizo for leaving him a limping economy and high levels of public debt.

AP Video shot by Abraham Terán

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