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Summary:Ernesto Perez Balladares headed toward an election victory on May 8 in a remarkable comeback for the party toppled from power during the 1989 US invasion of Panama. After 94 percent of the votes had been tallied Perez Balladares and his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) were leading with 33.2 percent. Police said the general election, the first since the US invasion, was unmarred by the turmoil that has characterised previous electoral contests.
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Location:PANAMA CITY
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