Panama wins contested UN seat

[razors edge]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/86E0E4A9-2D1A-45BF-81E5-56256DA663BE.htm


Panama wins contested UN seat

Tuesday 07 November 2006, 21:34 Makka Time, 18:34 GMT

The United Nations General Assembly has elected Panama to the Security Council, ending a bitter fight between Venezuela and US-backed Guatemala for the seat.

Venezuela, whose president Hugo Chavez opposes the Bush administration, and Guatemala went through 48 rounds of voting over four weeks trying to secure the non-permanent council seat marked for the region.



But last week, the two nations gave up their rival bids for the seat to make way for Panama as a compromise candidate.



Panama will replace Argentina on the council from January 1 next year.

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Actually, Panama is very pro-US.

I know that the son of Omar Torrijos got a degree from Texas A&M and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he holds an important position in the country. Also, the rabi-blancos of Panama make the Republicans look like amateurs when it come to cronyism. So, Panama should be a good friend to the US.